Predictive factors for motile sperm recovery using testicular biopsy in nonobstructive azoospermic patients

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-57

  Souza, C A B ^a   Filho, J S Cunha ^a   Santos, D ^a   Gratao A ^a   Freitas, F M ^a   Passos, E P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Biopsy; Infertility; Male; Mobile spermatozoa; Testicle

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERTOLI CELL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

BIOPSY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 0242300625     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025900112600     Document Type: Article

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