A prospective study on the predictive value of normal sperm morphology as evaluated by computer (IVOS)

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 285-291

  Kruger, T F ^a   Lacquet, F A ^a   Sarmiento, C A S ^a   Menkveld, R ^a   Ozgur, K ^a   Lombard, C J ^a   Franken, D R ^a  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

computerized morphology; Sperm morphology; Tygerberg strict criteria

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METAPHASE; OOCYTE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0030037852     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58455-6     Document Type: Article

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