Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 2287-2290 , December 2008

Clinical use of colony-stimulating factor-1 in ovulation induction for poor responders

  • Akihisa Takasaki, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Saiseikai Shimonoseki General Hospital, Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan
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  • Takashi Ohba, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Takashi Ohba, M.D., Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Honjo 1-1-1, Kumamoto 860-8556 Japan (FAX: 81-96-363-5164).
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  • Yoshinori Okamura, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Ritsuo Honda, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Moritoshi Seki, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Sekiel Ladies Clinic, Takasaki, Gumma, Japan
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  • Nobuyuki Tanaka, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan
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  • Hitoshi Okamura, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto City, Kumamoto, Japan

Received 11 January 2007 ,Revised 23 October 2007 ,Accepted 23 October 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.10.043

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 6 , Pages 2287-2290 , December 2008

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