Microsurgical epididymal sperm aspiration with motile trophozoite cells but no spermatozoa

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 1997, Pages 2217-2219

  Janssenswillen, Cécile ^a   Tournaye, Herman ^a   Pierard, Denis ^b   Devroey, Paul ^b   Van Steirteghem, André ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Epididymitis; Infection; Male infertility; Trichomonas

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; EPIDIDYMIS; EPIDIDYMITIS; FLAGELLATE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; OBSTRUCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTIS BIOPSY; TRICHOMONIASIS; TROPHOZOITE;

MASTIGOPHORA (FLAGELLATES); TRICHOMONAS;

EID: 0030786659     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.10.2217     Document Type: Article

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