An infertile couple suffering from oligospermia by partial sperm maturation arrest: Can phytoestrogens play a therapeutic role? A case report study

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 399-401

  Casini, Maria ^a   Gerli, Sandro ^b   Unfer, Vittorio ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c AGUNCO Obstetrics and Gynecology Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

Intrauterine insemination; Oligospermia; Phytoestrogen; Semen analysis; Sperm maturation arrest

Indexed keywords

PHYTOESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BABY; BODY WEIGHT; CASE REPORT; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONCEPTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATID; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MATURATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFERTILITY, MALE; ISOFLAVONES; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PHYTOESTROGENS; PREGNANCY; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MATURATION; SPERM MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33746784698     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590600858691     Document Type: Article

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