ORIGINAL RESEARCH

Changes in sexual functioning in women of reproductive age with infertility and diminished ovarian reserve

Gavisova AA, Stenyaeva NN, Gardanova ZR, 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 — analysis, manuscript writing, final approval; Gavisova AA, Dolgushina NV — study design; Stenyaeva NN, Gardanova ZR, Nazarenko TA, Dolgushina NV — review.

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 № 2 of 07 February 2019).

Received: 2022-08-26 Accepted: 2022-09-13 Published online: 2022-09-23
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