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Clinical Corner: Case Report

Hormonal therapy (hCG and rhFSH) for infertile men with adult-onset idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism

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Pages 110-112 | Received 04 Aug 2014, Accepted 08 Oct 2014, Published online: 18 Dec 2014

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