Blind physicians and the elephant: "Reality is one, although wise physicians speak of it variously".

Fertil Steril

Division of Reproductive Medicine and IVF, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.

Published: March 2023


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