Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 1 , Pages 375-377 , June 2010

Empty follicle syndrome—does repeat administration of hCG really work?

Received 22 July 2009 ,Revised 17 September 2009 ,Accepted 22 September 2009.

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 D.R. has nothing to disclose. M.H. has nothing to disclose. K.J. has nothing to disclose. C.R. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(09)03789-3

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.09.040

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 1 , Pages 375-377 , June 2010

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