Single blastocyst transfer after ICSI from ejaculate spermatozoa, percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration (PESA) or testicular sperm extraction (TESE)

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 167-171

  Nilsson, Staffan ^a,b,c   Waldenström, Urban ^a   Engström, Ann Britt ^a   Hellberg, Dan ^b,c  

^a FALUN HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Center for Clinical Research   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Blastocyst; In vitro fertilization; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection; Percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration; Single embryo transfer; Testicular sperm extraction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BLASTOCYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PERCUTANEOUS EPIDIDYMAL SPERM ASPIRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SPERMATOZOON; STANDARD; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; BLASTOCYST; CRYOPRESERVATION; EJACULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EPIDIDYMIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERM COUNT; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS;

EID: 34247626967     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10815-006-9091-8     Document Type: Article

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