The sperm deformity and multiple anomalies indices: Are they reliable in the identification of fertile and infertile semen?

International Journal of Fertility and Women's Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 159-164

  Panidis, D ^b   Matalliotakis, I ^a,b   Skiadopoulos, S ^b   Rousso, D ^b   Koumantakis, E ^a   Mamopoulos, M ^b  

^a University Hospital Iraklion   (Greece)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Fertile semen; Infertile semen; Multiple anomalies index; Sperm deformity index; Sperm morphology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MORPHOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; FERTILITY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROC CURVE; SEMEN; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0031848721     PISSN: 1534892X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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