Can serum Inhibin B and FSH levels, testicular histology and volume predict the outcome of testicular sperm extraction in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia?

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 38, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 629-635

  Tunc, Lutfi ^a   Kırac, Mustafa ^a   Gurocak, Serhat ^a   Yucel, Aysegul ^a   Kupeli, Bora ^a   Alkıbay, Turgut ^a   Bozkirli, Ibrahim ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Inhibin B; Sperm extraction; Spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE MARKER; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 33847341650     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-006-0095-1     Document Type: Article

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