ICSI using testicular sperm in male hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism unresponsive to gonadotrophin therapy

Human Reproduction

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1558-1561

  Fahmy, I ^a   Kamal, A ^a   Shamloul, R ^b   Mansour, R ^a   Serour, G ^a   Aboulghar, M ^a  

^a EGYPTIAN IVF ET CENTER   (Egypt)

^b CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism; ICSI; Testicular sperm extractionu

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CRYOPRESERVATION; DRUG RESPONSE; EGYPT; FERTILIZATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TWIN PREGNANCY;

EID: 3242890485     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deh243     Document Type: Article

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