Validity and cost-effectiveness of antisperm antibody testing before in vitro fertilization

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 69, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 894-898

  Culligan, Patrick J ^a,c   Crane, Martin M ^a   Boone, William R ^a,b   Allen, Thomas C ^a,d   Price, Thomas M ^a   Blauer, Keith L ^a,e  

^a GREENVILLE HOSPITAL SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Reproductive Endocrinology   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d North Greenville College   (United States)

^e GENETICS AND IVF INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antisperm antibodies; Fertilization; Hospital charges; Human; In vitro fertilization; Infertility

Indexed keywords

SPERM ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; COHORT STUDIES; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0032080185     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00034-X     Document Type: Article

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