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SHORT REPORTS

A pilot study: estradiol/progesterone effect on cervico-vaginal cytokines in premenopause and postmenopause

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Pages 306-310 | Received 12 Nov 2019, Accepted 31 Jan 2020, Published online: 28 Feb 2020

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