The outcome of sperm retrieval and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in patients with obstructive azoospermia: Impact of previous tuberculous epididymitis

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 431-435

  Moon, Shin Yong ^a,b   Kim, Seok Hyun ^a   Jee, Byung Chul ^a   Jung, Byeong Jun ^a   Suh, Chang Suk ^a   Lee, Jin Yong ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization embryo transfer; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Obstructive azoospermia; Sperm retrieval; Tuberculous epididymitis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; TRIPTORELIN; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO SEGMENTATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPIDIDYMITIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBERCULOSIS;

ADULT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPIDIDYMITIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; OOCYTES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA; TUBERCULOSIS, MALE GENITAL;

EID: 0344931753     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1020521625765     Document Type: Article

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