Investigation and assisted reproduction in the treatment of male infertility;Investigação e reprodução assistida no tratamento da infertilidade masculina

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetricia

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 103-112

  Pasqualotto, Fábio Firmbach ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAXIAS DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Conception Centro de Reprodução Humana ^*  (Brazil)

^c Centro de Reprodução Humana ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fertilization in vitro; Infertility, male therapy; Reproductive techniques, assisted; Sperm injections, intracytoplasmic; Varicocele surgery

Indexed keywords

EID: 34248216100     PISSN: 01007203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-72032007000200008     Document Type: Review

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