Response of menstrual irregularity and infertility-related stress to ultrasound cavitation combined with aerobic exercise in polycystic ovarian syndrome: double blinded randomized controlled trial

Shreen Aboelmagd; Marwa Shafiek Saleh; Mai M. A. Shehata; Ali Abdelmoezz Dahi; Nehad Ahmed Abo-zaid; Elham Shahat Hassan

doi:10.5114/areh.2025.147886

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Response of menstrual irregularity and infertility-related stress to ultrasound cavitation combined with aerobic exercise in polycystic ovarian syndrome: double blinded randomized controlled trial

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