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R-LH in IVF

The evaluation of recombinant LH supplementation in patients with suboptimal response to recombinant FSH undergoing IVF treatment with GnRH agonist down-regulation

Fatma Yazıcı YılmazDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Minister of Health Sisli Etfal Training&Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey and Correspondence[email protected]
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Hüseyin GörkemliDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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Mehmet Cengiz ÇolakoğluDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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Murat AktanDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
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Kazım GezginçDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Meram Faculty of Medicine, Necmettin Erbakan University, Konya, Turkey
Pages 141-144 | Received 09 May 2014, Accepted 11 Sep 2014, Published online: 19 Sep 2014

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