Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 816-819 , December 2009

Ongoing pregnancies from early retrieval of prematurely developing antral follicles after DHEA supplementation

  • Murat Sönmezer

      Affiliations

    • Ankara University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Turkey
    • Ankara University Centre for Research on Human Reproduction, Ankara, Turkey
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence:
    • ,
  • Aylin Pelin Çil

      Affiliations

    • Kirikkale University School of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kirikkale, Turkey
    • ,
  • Kutluk Oktay

      Affiliations

    • Institute for Fertility Preservation, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Centre, Valhalla, New York, USA

Received 24 June 2009 ,Revised 20 July 2009 ,Accepted 4 September 2009.

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 Murat Sönmezer completed his postdoctoral research fellowship at the Center of Reproductive Medicine and Infertility of the Cornell University in 2003. He is especially interested in cryopreservation of ovarian tissue, fertility preservation technologies in cancer patients and management of patients with diminished or poor ovarian reserve.Dr Murat Sönmezer

PII: S1472-6483(09)00089-3

doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2009.09.025

Reproductive BioMedicine Online
Volume 19, Issue 6 , Pages 816-819 , December 2009

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