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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence. Fertility problems: assessment and treatment. Sep 2017 [internet publication].Full text
Thessaloniki ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored PCOS Consensus Workshop Group. Consensus on infertility treatment related to polycystic ovary syndrome. Fertil Steril. 2008 Mar;89(3):505-22. Abstract
Chua SJ, Akande VA, Mol BW. Surgery for tubal infertility. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2017 Jan 23;1:CD006415.Full text Abstract
Buckett W, Sierra S. The management of unexplained infertility: an evidence-based guideline from the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society. Reprod Biomed Online. 2019 Oct;39(4):633-40.Full text Abstract
Tsoumpou I, Kyrgiou M, Gelbaya TA, et al. The effect of surgical treatment for endometrioma on in vitro fertilization outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Fertil Steril. 2009 Jul;92(1):75-87. Abstract
Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Evidence-based treatments for couples with unexplained infertility: a guideline. Fertil Steril. 2020 Feb;113(2):305-22.Full text Abstract
Practice Committee of the Society for Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Quality Assurance Committee of the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology, Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Multiple gestation associated with infertility therapy: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril. 2022 Mar;117(3):498-511.Full text Abstract
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