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EFFECT OF LETROZOLE ADDED TO GONADOTROPINS ON RETRIEVED OOCYTES

Effect of letrozole added to gonadotropins in controlled ovarian stimulation protocols on the yield and maturity of retrieved oocytes

Avi Ben-HaroushIVF and Infertility Unit, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence[email protected]
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Avital WertheimerIVF and Infertility Unit, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Emilie KlochendlerIVF and Infertility Unit, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Onit SapirIVF and Infertility Unit, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yoel ShufaroIVF and Infertility Unit, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Galia OronIVF and Infertility Unit, Helen Schneider Hospital for Women, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel; ;Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
Pages 324-327 | Received 20 May 2018, Accepted 08 Oct 2018, Published online: 31 Dec 2018

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