Relationship between serum follicle stimulating hormone in the male and standard sperm parameters, and the results of intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 59-63

  Novero, V ^a,c   Camus, M ^a   Tournaye, H ^a   Smitz, J ^a   Verheyen, G ^a   Joris, H ^a   Derde, M P ^b   Van Steirteghem, A C ^a   Devroey, P ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Male infertility; Microinjection

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MORPHOLOGY; NIDATION; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 0031039401     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.1.59     Document Type: Article

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