Long term effects of micro-surgical testicular sperm extraction on androgen status in patients with non obstructive azoospermia

BMC Urology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Everaert, Karel ^a   De Croo, Ilse ^a   Kerckhaert, Wim ^a   Dekuyper, Peter ^a   Dhont, Marc ^a   Van Der Elst, Josiane ^a   De Sutter, Petra ^a   Comhaire, Frank ^a   Mahmoud, Ahmed ^a   Lumen, Nicolaas ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANDROGEN DEFICIENCY; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOMA; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LEYDIG CELL; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; MICROSURGERY; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; REVIEW; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; OLIGOSPERMIA; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; TIME FACTORS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 33646488413     PISSN: 14712490     EISSN: 14712490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2490-6-9     Document Type: Review

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