Induction of spermatogenesis and achievement of pregnancy after microsurgical varicocelectomy in men with azoospermia and severe oligoasthenospermia

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 71-75

  Matthews, Gerald J ^a,b,c   Matthews, Ellen Dakin ^c   Goldstein, Marc ^a,c  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Infertility; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSURGERY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; VARICOCELE;

FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS; VARICOCELE;

EID: 1242279346     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(98)00108-3     Document Type: Article

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