The effect of pure FSH administration in non-obstructive azoospermic men on testicular sperm retrieval

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 54-58

  Aydos, Kaan ^a,b   Ünlü, Cihat ^a   Demirel, L Cem ^a   Evirgen, Oya ^a   Tolunay, Özden ^a  

^a ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Ufufk Sitesi ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Histopathology; Non obstructive azoospermia; Pure FSH TESE; Testicular spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SCREENING; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037402744     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(02)00412-8     Document Type: Article

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