Possible role of pure human follicle-stimulating hormone in the treatment of severe male-factor infertility by assisted reproduction: Preliminary report

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1991, Pages 1150-1156

  Acosta, A A ^a   Oehninger, S ^a   Ertunc, H ^a   Philput, C ^a  

^a Dept of Obstetrics/Gynecology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 0025892364     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(16)54367-2     Document Type: Article

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