Comparison of three sperm retrieval techniques in spinal cord-injured men: Pregnancy outcome

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 252-255

  Engin Üstün, Yaprak ^a,b   Korkmaz, Cem ^a   Duru, Namik ^a   Başer, Iskender ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Pregnancy; Sperm retrieval; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; BULLET; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EJACULATION; ELECTROEJACULATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; MINING; PARAPLEGIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION;

EJACULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSTATE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TESTIS; TISSUE AND ORGAN HARVESTING;

EID: 33745370909     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590600647326     Document Type: Article

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