American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 3 , Pages 814-817 , September 2006

Are in vitro fertilization pregnancies with early spontaneous reduction high risk?

Received 10 March 2006 ,Revised 29 May 2006 ,Accepted 2 June 2006.

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 Presented at the 26th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, January 30 through February 4, 2006, Miami, FL.

PII: S0002-9378(06)00746-0

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.06.022

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 195, Issue 3 , Pages 814-817 , September 2006

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