Female sex selection using clomiphene citrate and albumin separation of human sperm
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Female sex selection using clomiphene citrate and albumin separation of human sperm.
BACKGROUND This study was undertaken to assess whether the use of clomiphene citrate in conjunction with albumin-separated sperm would alter the sex ratio (expressed as the proportion of males) towards females and, if so, whether this skewing was due solely to the induction of ovulation. METHODS The sex ratios of 184 single and 42 twin births at five assisted reproduction biology clinics were...
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عنوان ژورنال: Human Reproduction
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1460-2350
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.5.1254