Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 2 , Pages 761-763 , July 2010

The efficiency of progesterone vaginal gel versus intramuscular progesterone for luteal phase supplementation in gonadotropin-releasing hormone antagonist cycles: a prospective clinical trial

Received 16 January 2009 ,Revised 29 September 2009 ,Accepted 3 October 2009.

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 S.K. has nothing to disclose. S.H.K. has nothing to disclose. G.K. has nothing to disclose.

PII: S0015-0282(09)03860-6

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.10.004

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 94, Issue 2 , Pages 761-763 , July 2010

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