The Kinetics of the Return of Motile Sperm to the Ejaculate After Vasectomy Reversal

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 2272-2276

  Yang, Glen ^a   Walsh, Thomas J ^a   Shefi, Shai ^a   Turek, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

fertilization in vitro; intracytoplasmic; microsurgery; sperm injections; vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EJACULATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PATIENT COUNSELING; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EJACULATION; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; SPERM MOTILITY; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VAS DEFERENS; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 34248180550     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2007.01.158     Document Type: Article

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