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Treating primary infertility due to pituitary atrophy with Chinese herbs: a case report
Phytotherapy Research : PTR
|May 9, 2007
Abstract:
In the report a patient who suffered from secondary amenorrhea for 6 years and primary infertility for 2 years due to pituitary atrophy was successfully cured with Chinese herbs. After orally administered Chinese herbs for 1 month, the patient menstruated once and became pregnant later.
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