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How Dr Vani decides: 10 questions answeredWe have used ERA in more than 750 patients in the past, but in our experience it did not improve live birth rates sufficiently for us to continue recommending it.
Dr Vani Sundarapandian, MD, DGO, FRCOG (UK)
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