Inhibin B is a better marker of spermatogenesis than other hormones in the evaluation of male factor infertility

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 332-338

  Kumanov, Philip ^a   Nandipati, Kalyana ^b   Tomova, Analia ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^b  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOFIA   (Bulgaria)

^b LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; Inhibin B; LH; male infertility; spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; FOLLITROPIN; HORMONE; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FERTILITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 33746561251     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.01.022     Document Type: Article

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