An evaluation of the efficacy of in vitro fertilization with intracytoplasmic sperm injection for sperm with low hypoosmotic swelling test scores and poor morphology

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 182-185

  Check, Matthew ^a   Check, Jerome H ^a,b   Summers Chase, Donna ^a   Swenson, Kimberly ^a   Yuan, Wei ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypoosmotic swelling test; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Sperm morphology; Strict criteria

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 0038047723     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023618025961     Document Type: Article

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