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PCO and Clomiphene

The association between follicular size at the time of spontaneous rupture and pregnancy rates in clomiphene citrate treated PCOS patients in coit cycles

Carlos Portocarrero-SanchezGENESIS – Center for Assistance in Human Reproduction, Brasília, Brazil, ;Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University – UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil, ;Department of Human Reproduction, Gama Regional Hospital, Brasília, Brazil, and
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David Barreira Gomes-SobrinhoGENESIS – Center for Assistance in Human Reproduction, Brasília, Brazil, Correspondence[email protected]
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Hitomi Miura NakagawaGENESIS – Center for Assistance in Human Reproduction, Brasília, Brazil,
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Adelino Amaral SilvaGENESIS – Center for Assistance in Human Reproduction, Brasília, Brazil,
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Bruno Ramalho de CarvalhoGENESIS – Center for Assistance in Human Reproduction, Brasília, Brazil,
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Nathália Travassos SarkisDepartment of Human Reproduction, Gama Regional Hospital, Brasília, Brazil, and
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José Carlos PeraçoliDepartment of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University – UNESP, Botucatu, Brazil,
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Maria Teresinha de Oliveira CardosoGENESIS – Center for Assistance in Human Reproduction, Brasília, Brazil, ;Department of Genetics, Catholic University of Brasilia, Brasília, Brazil
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Pages 392-395 | Received 26 Jun 2014, Accepted 07 Jan 2015, Published online: 18 Mar 2015

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