Why does the recurrent implantation failure literature need to be rewritten?

Baris Ata^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
² ART Fertility Clinics, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Baris Ata. Hum Reprod Open. 2025.

. 2025 Jun 18;2025(3):hoaf035.

doi: 10.1093/hropen/hoaf035. eCollection 2025.

Baris Ata^{1

2}

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Koç University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
² ART Fertility Clinics, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Conflict of interest statement

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