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Review Article| Volume 47, ISSUE 2, P185-191, May 2020

The Role of the Urologist in a Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Practice

  • Philip J. Cheng
    Correspondence
    Corresponding author.
    Affiliations
    Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey, 140 Allen Road, Basking Ridge, NJ 07920, USA

    Division of Urology, University of Utah School of Medicine, 50 N. Medical Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
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  • Author Footnotes
    1 Present address: 901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 100, Towson, MD 21204.
    Cigdem Tanrikut
    Footnotes
    1 Present address: 901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 100, Towson, MD 21204.
    Affiliations
    Shady Grove Fertility, Rockville, MD 20850, USA

    Department of Urology, Georgetown University School of Medicine, 3800 Reservoir Rd NW, Washington, DC 20007, USA
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    1 Present address: 901 Dulaney Valley Road, Suite 100, Towson, MD 21204.

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