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SHORT REPORTS

Cryopreserved blastocysts have a lower implantation but an equal live birth rate as compared to fresh blastocysts of the same quality – a case–control study

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Pages 944-947 | Received 30 Jan 2009, Published online: 13 Aug 2009

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