Therapeutic strategy after microsurgical varicocelectomy in the modern assisted reproductive technology era

Urological Research

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-198

  Fujisawa, Masato ^a   Dobashi, Masaki ^a   Yamasaki, Takafumi ^a   Okada, Hiroshi ^a   Arakawa, Soich ^a   Kamidono, Sadao ^a  

^a KOBE UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Microsurgical varicocelectomy; Prognostic factors; Varicocele testis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE STERILITY; MICROSURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0036919923     PISSN: 03005623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00240-002-0253-6     Document Type: Article

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