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Long-term infertility in late-onset 3β-ol-dehydrogenase deficiency: Successful pregnancy following dexamethasone and in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy

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  1. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology IVF Unit Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel

    Nathan Rojansky, Asher Shushan, Ariel Rosler, Daniel Weistein & Neri Laufer

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Rojansky, N., Shushan, A., Rosler, A. et al. Long-term infertility in late-onset 3β-ol-dehydrogenase deficiency: Successful pregnancy following dexamethasone and in vitro fertilization (IVF) therapy. J Assist Reprod Genet 8, 298–300 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01139790

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