Semen parameters in a fertile versus subfertile population: A need for change in the interpretation of semen testing

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 987-993

  Ombelet, Willem ^a   Bosnians, Eugene ^a,b   Janssen, Mia ^a   Cox, Annemie ^a   Vlasselaer, Jos ^a   Gyselaers, Wilfried ^a   Vandeput, Hubert ^a   Gielen, Jan ^a   Pollet, Hans ^a,b   Macs, Michael ^a   Steeno, Orner ^c   Kruger, Thinus ^d  

^a DEPARTMENT OF CARDIOLOGY   (Belgium)

^b Eurogenetics   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^d STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Human; Infection; Morphology; Semen analysis; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROBIOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 1842373853     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.5.987     Document Type: Article

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