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CLINICAL CORNER: CASE REPORT

Contraindication of ART following a sperm FISH analysis, even though only 12% of the spermatozoa had enlarged heads

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Pages 214-217 | Received 04 Sep 2012, Accepted 01 Jan 2013, Published online: 21 Mar 2013

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