ESTIMATION OF SERUM GLYCODELIN A, INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR-1 AND INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN-3 AT 4TH WEEK GESTATIONAL AGE AS PREDICTORS FOR EARLY PREGNANCY LOSS IN PREGNANT WOMEN WITH POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME.

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Amr Sharaf El-Deen
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Benha University