Reduction of steps in the preparation of motile sperm for intrauterine insemination does not reduce efficacy of the procedure: Simplified one-step swim-up method versus classic swim-up

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 1288-1291

  Inaudi, P ^a   Petrilli, S ^a   Joghtapour, A ^a   Trusso, P ^a   Petraglia, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

IUI; Ovarian stimulation; Sperm preparation; Swim up

Indexed keywords

PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OLIGOSPERMIA; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0036112338     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.5.1288     Document Type: Article

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