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Original Research

The Effect of Additional Embryo Transfer on the Pregnancy Rate in Young Women Receiving in vitro Fertilization: A Natural Experiment Study

Ran Kim1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Fertility Center Seoul Station, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, 04637, Korea
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Seung-Ah Choe2 Department of Preventive Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, 02841, KoreaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eun A Park1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Fertility Center Seoul Station, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, 04637, Korea
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Myung Joo Kim1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Fertility Center Seoul Station, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, 04637, Korea
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Young-Sang Kim1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Fertility Center Seoul Station, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, 04637, KoreaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1182-8167
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You Shin Kim1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, CHA Fertility Center Seoul Station, CHA University School of Medicine, Seoul, 04637, Korea
Pages 379-384 | Published online: 12 Apr 2021

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