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. 1997 Mar;14(3):174–176. doi: 10.1007/BF02766136

Poor responders to ovarian hyperstimulation may benefit from an attempt at natural-cycle oocyte retrieval

S R Lindheim 1,, A Vidali 1, E Ditkoff 1, M V Sauer 1, M Zinger 2
PMCID: PMC3454673  PMID: 9090562

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