Postmortem sperm retrieval: The effect of instituting guidelines

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 1922-1925

  Tash, Jennifer A ^a   Applegarth, Linda D ^a   Kerr, Susan M ^b   Fins, Joseph J ^a   Rosenwaks, Zev ^a   Schlegel, Peter N ^a  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Assisted; Cryopreservation; Posthumous conception; Reproductive techniques; Spermatozoa; Testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEREAVEMENT; CRYOPRESERVATION; DEATH; EPIDIDYMIS; FAMILY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMED CONSENT; MALE; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL RECORD; PATERNITY; POSTMORTEM SPERM RETRIEVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPOUSE; TESTIS; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0141885278     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000092832.37190.94     Document Type: Article

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