Impact of semen characteristics on the success of intrauterine insemination

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 143-148

  Zhao, Yulian ^a   Vlahos, Nikos ^a   Wyncott, David ^a   Petrella, Carolina ^a   Garcia, Jairo ^a   Zacur, Howard ^a   Wallach, Edward E ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrauterine insemination; pregnancy rate; sperm forward progression; sperm motility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOCYTE; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS; MALE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 3042747710     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000031246.76666.f6     Document Type: Article

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