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Section III - The Best Policy

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2021

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Adam H. Balen  and
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Roy Homburg
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Homerton University Hospital, London
Adam H. Balen
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Leeds Centre for Reproductive Medicine
Robert F. Casper
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Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
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50 Big Debates in Reproductive Medicine , pp. 74 - 125
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