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Natural cycle versus hormone replacement therapy cycle in frozen-thawed embryo transfer

Ziya Kalem, Müberra Namlı Kalem, Batuhan Bakirarar, Erkin Kent and Timur Gurgan
Saudi Medical Journal November 2018, 39 (11) 1102-1108; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2018.11.23299

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