Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 604-612 , September 2008

Effect of hyaluronan-enriched transfer medium on implantation and pregnancy rates after day 3 and day 5 embryo transfers: a prospective randomized study

Received 29 January 2007 ,Revised 5 July 2007 ,Accepted 5 July 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.07.1294

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 3 , Pages 604-612 , September 2008

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