The mean of sperm parameters in semen donations from the same donor. An important prognostic factor in insemination

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 163-172

  Ecochard, R ^a   Cottinet, D ^b   Mathieu, C ^c   Rabilloud, M ^a   Czyba, J C ^b  

^a HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Artificial insemination; Donor spermatozoa; Hierarchical model; Prognostic factors; Statistical methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; AZOOSPERMIA; DONOR; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HETEROLOGOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA; TISSUE DONORS;

EID: 0032981223     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1999.00164.x     Document Type: Article

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