Midcycle pericoital intravaginal bee honey and royal jelly for male factor infertility

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 146-149

  Abdelhafiz, Ahmed T ^a,b   Muhamad, Jehan A ^b  

^a SOHAG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Asyut Gynecology and Infertility Clinic   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Asthenozoospermia; Bee honey; Infertility; Royal jelly

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; NATURAL PRODUCT; ROYAL JELLY; UROFOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HONEY; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

EID: 41649112736     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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