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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Infertility

Bassim Alsadi

Citation Information : Alsadi B. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Infertility. World J Lap Surg 2014; 7 (1):23-27.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10033-1212

Published Online: 01-12-2016

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).


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Materials and methods

Extensive review of literature of articles published in English language was conducted using the following engines: Google, Yahoo, Medline, PubMed and Medscape.

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Alsadi B. Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Pathophysiology and Infertility. World J Lap Surg 2014;7(1):23-27.


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