From: Fertility News
Attention women ages 18 to 38: If you have had difficulties trying
to conceive for at least 12 months and want to seek IVF (in vitro
fertilization) for the first time, you can get involved in a new
IVF Research Study that is being conducted by the New Hope
Fertility Center in New York and the Center for Reproductive
Medicine at the University of Amsterdam. The study will focus on
comparing different IVF protocols (comparing
conventional-stimulation and minimal-stimulation IVF) to determine
which method is more patient-friendly and should be applied r...
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