How little is enough? The evidence for post-vasectomy testing

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-36

  Griffin, Tabatha ^a   Tooher, Rebecca ^a   Nowakowski, Kris ^b   Lloyd, Mark ^b   Maddern, Guy ^a,b,c  

^a Radiology Department   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c ASERNIP S   (Australia)

Author keywords

Oligospermia; Reproductive; Semen; Sterilization; Testis; Vasectomy

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; EJACULATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE STERILITY; MALE STERILIZATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TECHNIQUE; VAS DEFERENS; VASECTOMY;

EID: 20444507539     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000161595.82642.fc     Document Type: Review

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