Transrectal electroejaculation combined with in-vitro fertilization: Effective treatment of anejaculatory infertility due to spinal cord injury

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 2687-2692

  Brinsden, Peter R ^a   Avery, Susan M ^a   Marcus, Samuel ^a   Macnamee, Michael C ^a  

^a Bourn Hall Clinic ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Anejaculation; Electroejaculation; In vitro fertilization; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE CLEAVAGE; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031435190     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.12.2687     Document Type: Article

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