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Clinical Trial Report

The Role of Transvaginal Ultrasound Guided Embryo Transfer to Improve Pregnancy Rate in Obese Patients Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

Sarah Mohamed HassanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptCorrespondence[email protected]
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Wafaa RamadanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8417-5999View further author information
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Mohammed ElsharkawyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1679-0185View further author information
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Yomna Ali BayoumiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cairo University, Cairo, EgyptView further author information
Pages 861-867 | Published online: 21 Sep 2021

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