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Case Reports

Gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist and levonorgestrel-intrauterine device followed by in vitro fertilization program as management strategy for an infertile endometrial cancer patient: a case report

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Pages 219-221 | Received 17 Jul 2012, Accepted 08 Oct 2012, Published online: 16 Nov 2012

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