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Gynecological Endocrinology Volume 10, 1996 - Issue 1
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Original Article

A prospective pilot study of co-treatment with growth hormone and gonadotropins for improving spermatogenesis in normogonadotropic patients with severe oligoteratoasthenospermia

Y. Zalel Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Pediatric Research Institute, Kaplan Hospital (Affiliated to the Hadassah Medical School and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem), Rehovot, Israel
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E. Draysen Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Pediatric Research Institute, Kaplan Hospital (Affiliated to the Hadassah Medical School and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem), Rehovot, Israel
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R. Goldschmit Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Pediatric Research Institute, Kaplan Hospital (Affiliated to the Hadassah Medical School and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem), Rehovot, Israel
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Z. Zadik Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Pediatric Research Institute, Kaplan Hospital (Affiliated to the Hadassah Medical School and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem), Rehovot, Israel
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Z. Shoham Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; and Pediatric Endocrine Unit, Pediatric Research Institute, Kaplan Hospital (Affiliated to the Hadassah Medical School and the Hebrew University, Jerusalem), Rehovot, Israel
Pages 23-28 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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