Testicular sperm extraction (TESE) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) in hypogonadotropic hypogonadism with persistent azoospermia after hormonal therapy

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 91-94

  Meseguer, Marcos ^a,b,e   Garrido, Nicolás ^a,b   Remohí, José ^a,b   Pellicer, Antonio ^a,b,d   Gil Salom, Manuel ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INFERTILIDAD   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL CLÍNICO UNIVERSITARIO   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR PESET   (Spain)

^e Policía Local n 3   (Spain)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Hormonal therapy; Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism; ICSI; TESE

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADOTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LABORATORY TEST; LONG TERM CARE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMIOGRAM; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CRYOPRESERVATION; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 3543086870     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JARG.0000027021.66435.02     Document Type: Article

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