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01-12-2010 | Letter to the Editor

Comments on the letter “Fertility preservation and GnRHa for chemotherapy: debate”

Authors: Michael von Wolff, Juliane Raddatz, Michael K. Bohlmann, Petra Stute, Thomas Strowitzki, Markus Nitzschke

Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics | Issue 6/2010

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Thank you very much for the critical comments. Any critical comment on the use of GnRH analogs (GnRHa) to protect fertility during chemotherapy is of great value in further discussions of the controversial data and the controversial attitudes of endocrinologists and ocologists. …

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Title: Comments on the letter “Fertility preservation and GnRHa for chemotherapy: debate”
Authors: Michael von Wolff
Juliane Raddatz
Michael K. Bohlmann
Petra Stute
Thomas Strowitzki
Markus Nitzschke
Publication date: 01-12-2010
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics / Issue 6/2010
Print ISSN: 0932-0067
Electronic ISSN: 1432-0711
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1486-1

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