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Anne Z Steiner1, Richard J Paulson, Katherine E Hartmann

  • 1Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California 90033, USA. asteiner@usc.edu

Fertility and Sterility
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