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The place of cotreatment with growth hormone and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) in ovarian stimulation

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  1. Fertility Unit Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rabin Medical Center (Golda Campus), Petah Tikva, Israel

    Roy Homburg & Zion Ben-Rafael

  2. Sackler Medical School, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Roy Homburg & Zion Ben-Rafael

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Homburg, R., Ben-Rafael, Z. The place of cotreatment with growth hormone and human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) in ovarian stimulation. J Assist Reprod Genet 13, 371–373 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02066166

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