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DOI: 10.24075/brsmu.2022.041

ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Androgen levels in blood and follicular fluid of IVF patients with diminished ovarian reserve

Gavisova AA, Shevtsova MA, Kindysheva SV, Starodubtseva NL, Frankevich VE, Nazarenko TA, Dolgushina NV
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Kulakov national medical research center for obstetrics, gynecology and perinatology, Moscow, Russia

Correspondence should be addressed: Alla A. Gavisova
Akademika Oparina, 4, Moscow, 117997; ur.ay@allaivag

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Author contribution: Gavisova AA, Dolgushina NV — stady concept and design; Gavisova AA, Shevtsova MA — analysis, manuscript writing; Kindysheva SV — laboratory tests, statistial analysis; Starodubtseva NL, Nazarenko TA, Frankevich VE, Dolgushina NV — manuscript editing.

Compliance with ethical standards: the study was approved by the ethical review board at the Kulakov National Medical Research Center for Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology (protocol № 140 of 15 December 2014). The informed consent was submitted by all study participants.

Received: 2022-07-29 Accepted: 2022-08-13 Published online: 2022-08-19
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