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Platelet-rich plasma in the management of Asherman syndrome: case report

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  1. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94143, USA

    L. Aghajanova, M. I. Cedars & H. G. Huddleston

  2. Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Stanford Fertility Center, 1195 W Fremont Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA, 94087, USA

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Aghajanova, L., Cedars, M.I. & Huddleston, H.G. Platelet-rich plasma in the management of Asherman syndrome: case report. J Assist Reprod Genet 35, 771–775 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-018-1135-3

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