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Section II - IVF Add-ons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2021

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Roy Homburg ,
Adam H. Balen  and
Robert F. Casper
Roy Homburg
Affiliation:
Homerton University Hospital, London
Adam H. Balen
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Leeds Centre for Reproductive Medicine
Robert F. Casper
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
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50 Big Debates in Reproductive Medicine , pp. 24 - 73
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