Tracy Truong | Scholars@Duke

Tracy Truong
Biostatistician III

Education: Masters Degree, Biostatistics. Duke University School of Medicine. 2014

Bachelors Degree, Statistics. Mount Holyoke College. 2012

Overview: Tracy currently collaborates with clinicians, residents and fellows in the Department of Surgery, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Her professional experience includes data management, observational studies, genome-wide association studies, with an emphasis on reproducible research utilizing Sweave. Her research interests are in high dimensional data analysis, statistical genetics, and observational data.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Biostatistician III, Biostatistics & Bioinformatics, Basic Science Departments

Contact Information

2424 Erwin Road Ste 1105, 11034 Hock Plaza, Durham, NC 27705
+1 919 668 5897

Research
Selected Grants
- Duke CTSA (UL1) awarded by National Institutes of Health 2013 - 2018
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Smeltzer, S., K. Acharya, T. Truong, C. Pieper, and S. Muasher. “Single blastocyst transfer yields similar pregnancy rates compared with multiple cleavage embryo transfer, with reduced twin rate, in patients with low number of fertilized oocytes.” Middle East Fertility Society Journal 25, no. 1 (December 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1186/s43043-020-0016-8.
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  - Askew, Amy L., Anthony G. Visco, Alison C. Weidner, Tracy Truong, Nazema Y. Siddiqui, and Megan S. Bradley. “Does Mesh Weight Affect Time to Failure After Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Sacrocolpopexy?” Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 26, no. 9 (September 2020): 536–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000000632.
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  - Bickhaus, Jennifer A., Monique Vaughan, Tracy Truong, Yi-Ju Li, and Nazema Y. Siddiqui. “A comparison of antibiotic prophylaxis regimens to decrease the risk of post-procedure urinary tract infection after onabotulinum toxin A injection.” Int Urogynecol J 31, no. 9 (September 2020): 1907–12. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00192-020-04230-7.
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  - Shaia, Kathryn, Tracy Truong, Carl Pieper, and Anne Steiner. “Pre-implantation genetic testing alters the sex ratio: an analysis of 91,805 embryo transfer cycles.” J Assist Reprod Genet 37, no. 5 (May 2020): 1117–22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10815-020-01746-1.
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  - Lambert, Tashima, Tracy Truong, and Beverly Gray. “Pain perception with cervical tenaculum placement during intrauterine device insertion: a randomised controlled trial.” Bmj Sex Reprod Health 46, no. 2 (April 2020): 126–31. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsrh-2019-200376.
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  - Eaton, Jennifer L., Tracy Truong, Yi-Ju Li, and Alex J. Polotsky. “Prevalence of a Good Perinatal Outcome With Cryopreserved Compared With Fresh Donor Oocytes.” Obstetrics and Gynecology 135, no. 3 (March 2020): 709–16. https://doi.org/10.1097/aog.0000000000003695.
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  - Siegel, Anne M., Chelsea M. Clinton, Annalisa L. Post, Tracy Truong, Carl F. Pieper, and Brenna L. Hughes. “Assessing patient perceptions of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy.” J Med Virol, February 19, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.25714.
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  - Scheuermann, Uwe, Tracy Truong, Elisabeth R. Seyferth, Kyle Freischlag, Qimeng Gao, John Yerxa, Brian Ezekian, et al. “Kidney Donor Profile Index Is a Reliable Alternative to Liver Donor Risk Index in Quantifying Graft Quality in Liver Transplantation.” Transplant Direct 5, no. 12 (December 2019): e511. https://doi.org/10.1097/TXD.0000000000000955.
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  - Smeltzer, Stephanie, Kelly Acharya, Tracy Truong, Carl Pieper, and Suheil Muasher. “Clinical pregnancy and live birth increase significantly with every additional blastocyst up to five and decline after that: an analysis of 16,666 first fresh single-blastocyst transfers from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology registry.” Fertil Steril 112, no. 5 (November 2019): 866-873.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.06.030.
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  - Holder, Tara, Alexander E. Sullivan, Tracy Truong, Manesh R. Patel, Olamiji Sofela, Cynthia L. Green, Talal Dahhan, and W Schuyler Jones. “Identification, diagnosis, treatment, and in-hospital outcomes of acute pulmonary embolism: Results from a single integrated health system.” Am Heart J 216 (October 2019): 136–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2019.06.016.
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  - Wood, Amber M., Michelle Tang, Tracy Truong, Chelsea Feldman, Carl Pieper, and Amy P. Murtha. “Vaginal Mycoplasmataceae colonization and association with immune mediators in pregnancy.” J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med, September 12, 2019, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/14767058.2019.1663820.
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  - Smeltzer, Stephanie, Kelly Acharya, Tracy Truong, Carl Pieper, and Suheil Muasher. “Clinical pregnancy (CP) and live birth (LB) increase significantly with each additional fertilized oocyte up to nine, and CP and LB decline after that: an analysis of 15,803 first fresh in vitro fertilization cycles from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology registry.” Fertil Steril 112, no. 3 (September 2019): 520-526.e1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.04.023.
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  - Turley, Ryan S., Kyle Freischlag, Tracy Truong, Ehsan Benrashid, Magaratha Kuchibahtla, Cynthia K. Shortell, and Leila Mureebe. “Carotid stenting and endarterectomy and contralateral carotid occlusion.” J Vasc Surg 70, no. 3 (September 2019): 824–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2018.12.039.
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  - Choi, Kevin J., Feras Y. Ackall, Tracy Truong, Tracy Z. Cheng, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Ali R. Zomorodi, Patrick J. Codd, Peter E. Fecci, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Sinonasal Quality of Life Outcomes After Extended Endonasal Approaches to the Skull Base.” J Neurol Surg B Skull Base 80, no. 4 (August 2019): 416–23. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1675592.
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  - Raikundalia, Milap D., Tracy Z. Cheng, Tracy Truong, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Jiyoung Ryu, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Factors associated with opioid use after endoscopic sinus surgery.” Laryngoscope 129, no. 8 (August 2019): 1751–55. https://doi.org/10.1002/lary.27921.
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  - Bickhaus, Jennifer A., Megan S. Bradley, Cindy L. Amundsen, Anthony G. Visco, Tracy Truong, Yi-Ju Li, and Nazema Y. Siddiqui. “Does a Recent Urinary Tract Infection Increase the Risk of Postprocedure Urinary Tract Infection After Onabotulinum Toxin A?” Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg, July 8, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000000753.
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  - Orr, Jonah Parker, Ronnie Labib Shammas, Analise B. Thomas, Tracy Truong, Eugenia H. Cho, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, and Scott Thomas Hollenbeck. “Bleeding After Free Flap-Based Breast Reconstruction: A NSQIP Analysis.” J Reconstr Microsurg 35, no. 6 (July 2019): 417–24. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1677037.
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  - Li, Zhiguo, Jiaxing Lin, Alexander B. Sibley, Tracy Truong, Katherina C. Chua, Yu Jiang, Janice McCarthy, Deanna L. Kroetz, Andrew Allen, and Kouros Owzar. “Efficient estimation of grouped survival models.” Bmc Bioinformatics 20, no. 1 (May 28, 2019): 269. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12859-019-2899-x.
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  - Arquiette, Jaclyn M., Haley A. Moss, Tracy Truong, Carl F. Pieper, and Laura J. Havrilesky. “Impact of a documentation intervention on health-assessment metrics on an inpatient gynecologic oncology service.” Gynecol Oncol 153, no. 2 (May 2019): 385–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.02.009.
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  - Thomas, Analise B., Ronnie L. Shammas, Jonah Orr, Tracy Truong, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Amanda R. Sergesketter, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “An Assessment of Bleeding Complications Necessitating Blood Transfusion across Inpatient Plastic Surgery Procedures: A Nationwide Analysis Using the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program Database.” Plast Reconstr Surg 143, no. 5 (May 2019): 1109e-1117e. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005537.
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  - Cooper, Matthew, Tracy Cheng, Tracy Truong, Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Ralph Abi Hachem, and David W. Jang. “Factors Associated with Revision Surgery after Balloon Sinuplasty.” Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 160, no. 4 (April 2019): 734–39. https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599818813044.
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  - Shammas, Ronnie L., Lily R. Mundy, Tracy Truong, Jeremy M. Weber, A Jordan Grier, Eugenia H. Cho, Sarah B. Peskoe, Mark J. Gage, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Identifying Predictors of Time to Soft-Tissue Reconstruction following Open Tibia Fractures.” Plast Reconstr Surg 142, no. 6 (December 2018): 1620–28. https://doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0000000000005007.
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  - Newcomb, Laura K., Megan S. Bradley, Tracy Truong, Michelle Tang, Bryan Comstock, Yi-Ju Li, Anthony G. Visco, and Nazema Y. Siddiqui. “Correlation of Virtual Reality Simulation and Dry Lab Robotic Technical Skills.” J Minim Invasive Gynecol 25, no. 4 (May 2018): 689–96. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmig.2017.11.006.
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  - Keyhan, Sanaz, Tracy Truong, Yi-Ju Li, Tia Jackson-Bey, and Jennifer L. Eaton. “Preterm Delivery and Low Birth Weight Among Neonates Conceived With Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Compared With Conventional In Vitro Fertilization.” Obstet Gynecol 131, no. 2 (February 2018): 262–68. https://doi.org/10.1097/AOG.0000000000002423.
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  - Aibel, Kelli R., Tracy Truong, Ronnie L. Shammas, Eugenia H. Cho, Kate J. Buretta, Gina-Maria Pomann, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Assessing the effort associated with teaching residents.” J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg 70, no. 12 (December 2017): 1725–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2017.07.014.
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  - Mundy, Lily R., Tracy Truong, Ronnie L. Shammas, Mark J. Gage, Gina-Maria Pomann, and Scott T. Hollenbeck. “Acute Treatment Patterns for Lower Extremity Trauma in the United States: Flaps versus Amputation.” J Reconstr Microsurg 33, no. 8 (October 2017): 563–70. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0037-1603332.
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  - Gilmore, Brian F., Adam K. Brys, Neel S. Nath, Michael Barfield, Kristy L. Rialon, Tracy Truong, Gina-Maria Pomann, John Migaly, and Paul J. Mosca. “Clinical Acuity Shorthand System: a standardized classification tool to facilitate handoffs.” J Surg Res 211 (May 1, 2017): 163–71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2016.10.033.
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  - Bradley, Megan S., Jennifer A. Bickhaus, Cindy L. Amundsen, Laura K. Newcomb, Tracy Truong, Alison C. Weidner, and Nazema Y. Siddiqui. “Vaginal Uterosacral Ligament Suspension: A Retrospective Cohort of Absorbable and Permanent Suture Groups.” Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 24, no. 3 (n.d.): 207–12. https://doi.org/10.1097/SPV.0000000000000451.
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- Conference Papers
  - Shaia, Kathryn L., Kelly S. Acharya, Benjamin S. Harris, Jeremy M. Weber, Tracy Truong, and Suheil J. Muasher. “Total follicle stimulating hormone dose is negatively correlated with live births in a donor/recipient model with fresh transfer: an analysis of 8,627 cycles from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Registry.” In Fertility and Sterility, 114:545–51, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2020.04.027.
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  - Kazaure, H. S., T. Truong, M. Kuchibhatla, S. Lagoo-Deenadayalan, and K. Johnson. “Association Between the Acuity of Placement of a DNR order and Surgical Outcomes of Older Adults: An Analysis of ACS-NSQIP.” In Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 68:S167–S167. WILEY, 2020.
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  - Jackson-Bey, T., S. Keyhan, T. Truong, Y. J. Li, and J. L. Eaton. “Peak serum estradiol and neonatal birth weight following in vitro fertilization.” In Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 65:151–56, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.525.
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  - Jackson-Bey, Tia, Sanaz Keyhan, Tracy Truong, Yi-Ju Li, and Jennifer L. Eaton. “Peak Serum Estradiol and Neonatal Birth Weight Following in Vitro Fertilization.” In Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 65:151–56, 2020.
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  - Hynes, Jenna S., Jeremy M. Weber, Tracy Truong, Kelly S. Acharya, and Jennifer L. Eaton. “Does body mass index influence the odds of a good perinatal outcome following fresh autologous in vitro fertilization cycles among patients with polycystic ovary syndrome? A national study.” In Fertility and Sterility, 112:e294–e294. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.07.861.
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  - Shaia, Kathryn L., Benjamin S. Harris, Tracy Truong, Carl F. Pieper, and Anne Z. Steiner. “Preimplantation genetic testing alters the sex ratio: an analysis of 44,939 cycles from the society for assisted reproductive technology database.” In Fertility and Sterility, 112:e228–e228. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.07.708.
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  - Tsai, Shelun, Tracy Truong, Carl F. Pieper, and Jennifer L. Eaton. “Fertility awareness and attitudes among resident physicians across different specialties.” In Fertility and Sterility, 112:e406–e406. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.07.1154.
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  - Sullivan, Alexander E., Tara Holder, Manesh R. Patel, Tracy Truong, Olamiji Sofela, Cynthia L. Green, Talal Dahhan, and W Schuyler Jones. “Intermediate risk pulmonary embolism and healthcare utilization: Using the European Society of Cardiology Guideline definitions.” In Vascular Medicine, 24:277–78. SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2019.
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  - Watson, Catherine H., Allison Puechl, Truong Tracy, Stephanie Lim, Laura Jean Havrilesky, and Brittany Anne Davidson. “Therapy discontinuation processes in a gynecologic oncology population.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol. 37. AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, 2019.
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  - Tucker, Ann Robin, Michelle Tang, Amy Liao Askew, Tracy Truong, and Elizabeth Innes Deans. “A Descriptive Analysis of Abortion Clinics' Aftercare Instructions Following Surgical Abortion.” In Obstetrics and Gynecology, 133:74S-75S. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2019.
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  - Sexton, Stephanie, Brian Inouye, Urszula Kowalik, Tracy Truong, Magaratha Kuchibhatla, and Andrew Peterson. “ARTIFICIAL URINARY SPHINCTER IMPLANTATION IS A SAFE PROCEDURE WITH LOW COMPLICATION RATES EVEN IN THE ELDERLY AND COMORBID POPULATION.” In Journal of Urology, 201:E664–E664. LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2019.
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  - Smeltzer, S., K. Acharya, T. Truong, C. Pieper, and S. J. Muasher. “Single blastocyst transfer yields significantly highter clinical pregnancy (CP) rates compared with one or more cleavage embryo transfer in patients with a low number of fertilized oocytes(< 4): an analysis of 6,795 first IVF cycles from the SART registry.” In Fertility and Sterility, 111:e8–9. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2019.02.045.
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  - Roeca, Cassandra, Rachel Johnson, Nichole Carlson, Tracy Truong, and Alex J. Polotsky. “Use of Fresh vs Frozen Embryos in Donor Cycles Results in Improved Birth Outcomes in the United States: A 2013-2015 National Study.” In Reproductive Sciences, 26:93A-93A. SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2019.
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  - Clinton, Chelsea M., James R. Bain, Michael J. Muehlbauer, Sara K. O’Neal, Brenna L. Hughes, Tracy Truong, Carl F. Pieper, Thomas F. McElrath, and Kelly K. Ferguson. “112: Urinary metabolomic profiles in pregnancy and association with fetal growth restriction.” In American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 220:S90–91. Elsevier BV, 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2018.11.133.
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  - Clinton, C., A. Post, T. Truong, and B. L. Hughes. “Assessing patient perceptions of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy.” In American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 219:647–647. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2018.10.044.
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  - Puechl, Allison, Stephanie Lim, Tracy Truong, Laura Havrilesky, and Brittany Anne Davidson. “The feasibility of an inpatient intervention to improve end-of-life care in gynecologic oncology patients.” In Journal of Clinical Oncology, 36:69–69. American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2018. https://doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.34_suppl.69.
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  - Acharya, K. S., B. S. Harris, T. Truong, R. Lerebours, C. F. Pieper, and J. L. Eaton. “Antimullerian hormone (AMH): how high is too high? a 2012-2014 national study.” In Fertility and Sterility, 110:e324–25. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.912.
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  - Harris, B. S., K. S. Acharya, T. Truong, R. Lerebours, C. F. Pieper, and J. L. Eaton. “Can a high AMH overcome advancing reproductive age? the association between AMH and live birth rate among women over age 40.” In Fertility and Sterility, 110:e109–e109. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.330.
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  - Smeltzer, S., K. Acharya, T. Truong, C. Pieper, and S. J. Muasher. “Clinical pregnancy (CP) and live birth (LB) increase significantly with each additional fertilized oocyte up to 9 and cp declines after that: an analysis of 16,032 first in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles from the SART registry.” In Fertility and Sterility, 110:e44–e44. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.139.
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  - Smeltzer, S., K. Acharya, T. Truong, C. Pieper, and S. J. Muasher. “Clinical pregnancy (CP) and live birth (LB) increases significantly with every additional blastocyst up to 5 and declines after that: an analysis of 16,666 first fresh single blastocyst transfers from the SART registry.” In Fertility and Sterility, 110:e205–e205. Elsevier BV, 2018. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2018.07.595.
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  - Keyhan, S., Y. Li, T. Truong, T. Jackson-Bey, and J. L. Eaton. “Perinatal outcomes following intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) versus conventional in vitro fertilization (IVF).” In Fertility and Sterility, 106:e165–e165. Elsevier BV, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.07.486.
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