Pregnancy rates after intracytoplasmic sperm injection in relation to sperm recovery techniques

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 317-320

  Egbase, P E ^a,b   Al Sharhan, M ^a   Ing, R ^b   Grudzinskas, J G ^b  

^a AL SABAH HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^b QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Pregnancy rates; Sperm recovery techniques

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM;

EID: 0030746285     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02765834     Document Type: Article

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