Sperm quality and pregnancy rate after COX-2 inhibitor therapy of infertile males with abacterial leukocytospermia

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1047-1051

  Gambera, Laura ^a,b   Serafini, Francesca ^a,b   Morgante, Giuseppe ^a,b   Focarelli, Riccardo ^a   De Leo, Vincenzo ^a,b   Piomboni, Paola ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

COX 2 inhibitor; Infertility; Leukocytospermia; Pregnancy rate; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ALPHA SUBUNIT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; ROFECOXIB; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; LACTONE; SULFONE;

ACROSOME; ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTOSPERMIA; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROSCOPY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LACTONES; LEUKOCYTES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; SULFONES;

EID: 34347244200     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/del490     Document Type: Article

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