Semen parameters, including WHO and strict criteria morphology, in a fertile and subfertile population: An effort towards standardization of in-vivo thresholds

Human Reproduction

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 1165-1171

  Menkveld, Roelof ^a   Wong, Wai Yee ^b   Lombard, Carl J ^c   Wetzels, Alex M M ^b   Thomas, Chris M G ^b   Merkus, Hans M W M ^b   Steegers Theunissen, Régine P M ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Fertile and subfertile population; Semen analysis; Sperm morphology; Strict criteria; WHO criteria

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBFERTILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0034973449     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/16.6.1165     Document Type: Article

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