Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 101-108 , 1 January 2010

Are gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonists losing popularity? Current trends at a large fertility center

Presented at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, which was held in Washington, D.C., on October 13–17, 2007.

  • Andrea Reh, M.D.
    • ,
  • Lewis Krey, Ph.D.
    • ,
  • Nicole Noyes, M.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Nicole Noyes, M.D., 660 First Avenue, Fifth Floor, New York, New York 10016 (FAX: 212-263-7853).

Received 17 June 2008 ,Revised 9 September 2008 ,Accepted 11 September 2008.

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 A.R. has nothing to disclose. L.K. has nothing to disclose. N.N. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(08)03948-4

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.09.048

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 93, Issue 1 , Pages 101-108 , 1 January 2010

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