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Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) supplementation: an underappreciated cause of premature progesterone elevation detected during frozen embryo transfer

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  1. IHMED Fertility Clinic, 2F, No.178, Sec.3, Xinyi Rd., Da’an Dist., Taipei City, 106, Taiwan

    Frank Shao-Ying Wu, Shao-Ping Weng & Meng-Shun Shen

  2. Taipei City Hospital, Heping-Fuyou Branch: No.12, Fuzhou St., Zhongzheng Dist., Taipei City, 100, Taiwan

    Frank Shao-Ying Wu

  3. Wu Hui-Ming’s Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinic, 2F, No.78, Chang Chun Rd., Zhongshan Dist., Taipei City, 104, Taiwan

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Wu, F.SY., Weng, SP. & Shen, MS. Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) supplementation: an underappreciated cause of premature progesterone elevation detected during frozen embryo transfer. J Assist Reprod Genet 35, 701–704 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-018-1116-6

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