Effect of diltiazem and methylene blue on human sperm motility, viability and cervical mucus penetration: Potential use as vas irrigants at the time of vasectomy

Contraception

Volumn 67, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 241-245

  Wood, Barbara L ^a   Doncel, Gustavo F ^a   Reddy, Pingili R ^b   Sokal, David C ^b  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Diltiazem; Methylene blue; Sperm motility; Sperm viability; Vas irrigation

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; DILTIAZEM; ION CHANNEL; LIDOCAINE; METHYLENE BLUE; NEOSPORIN; NICARDIPINE; NONOXINOL 9; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT;

ARTICLE; CELL VIABILITY; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; LAVAGE; MALE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NORMAL HUMAN; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UTERINE CERVIX MUCUS; VASECTOMY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; VAS DEFERENS;

CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; CERVIX MUCUS; DILTIAZEM; HUMANS; IRRIGATION; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 0037371260     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0010-7824(02)00515-2     Document Type: Article

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