Vibratory stimulation and rectal probe electroejaculation as therapy for patients with spinal cord injury: Semen parameters and pregnancy rates

Journal of Urology

Volumn 155, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 554-559

  Nehra, Ajay ^a,b   Werner, Michael A ^a   Bastuba, Martin ^a   Title, Craig ^a   Oates, Robert D ^a,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c Doctors Office Building   (United States)

Author keywords

ejaculation; fertilization; reproductive technology; semen; spinal cord injuries

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GAMETE INTRAFALLOPIAN TRANSFER; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MOTIVATION; PENIS ERECTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0030040671     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)66448-6     Document Type: Article

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