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Original Article

Retrospective evaluation of pregnancy outcomes and clinical implications of 34 Han Chinese women with unicornuate uterus who received IVF-ET or ICSI-ET treatment

Junfen LiuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shanxi Women and Children Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
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Yuanxia WuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shanxi Women and Children Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
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Suming XuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shanxi Women and Children Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
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Dan SuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shanxi Women and Children Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
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Yingli HanCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shanxi Women and Children Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. China
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Xueqing WuCenter for Reproductive Medicine, Shanxi Women and Children Hospital, Taiyuan, Shanxi, P. R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1020-1024 | Received 29 Apr 2016, Accepted 25 Mar 2017, Published online: 28 Jun 2017

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