Andrology: Which semen parameters have a predictive value for pregnancy in infertile couples?

Human Reproduction

Volumn 9, Issue 10, 1994, Pages 1887-1890

  Bielsa, M A ^a   Andolz, P ^a   Gris, J M ^b   Martinez P ^c   Egozcue, J ^c  

^a Lab Invest Seminológicas   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acrosome reacted spermatozoa; Morphology; Motility; Pregnancy; Semen parameters

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0028061642     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a138353     Document Type: Article

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