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Katherine VanHise1, Erica T Wang1, Keith Norris2

  • 1Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

Fertility and Sterility
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