Frequency and patterns of early recanalization after vasectomy

BMC Urology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Labrecque, Michel ^a   Hays, Melissa ^b   Chen Mok, Mario ^b   Barone, Mark A ^c   Sokal, David ^b  

^a LAVAL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c ENGENDERHEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CAUTERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; RECANALIZATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASECTOMY;

FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT FAILURE; VASECTOMY;

EID: 33749336175     PISSN: 14712490     EISSN: 14712490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2490-6-25     Document Type: Article

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