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2. The experience of infertility: a review of recent literature
3. Psychosocial effects of infertility among couples attending St. Michael’s Hospital, Jachie-Pramso in the Ashanti Region of Ghana
4. Thomas KD, Adeoye O.OO. Biochemical Markers in Seminal Plasma. AJOG. 2015; 65(22): 32-35.
5. Infertility in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Woman’s Issue for How Long? A Qualitative Review of Literature