Acrosome index is not an absolute predictor of the outcome following conventional in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 483-489

  Söderlund, Brita ^a   Lundin, Kersti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acrosome index; Fertilization; ICSI; IVF; Sibling oocytes; Teratozoospermia

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; BUSERELIN ACETATE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ACROSOME; ARTICLE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

ACROSOME REACTION; ADULT; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034793725     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1016696909515     Document Type: Article

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