The effect of condition/state of testicular spermatozoa injected to the outcome of TESE-ICSI-ET cycles

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 39-43

  Konc, Janos ^a   Kanyó, Katalin ^a   Cseh, Sandor ^a  

^a ST JOHN'S HOSPITAL   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Condition of testicular spermatozoa; Cryopreserved testicular tissue spermatozoa; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI); Motile immotile and fresh frozen spermatozoa; Non obstructive azoospermia (NOA); Testicular sperm extraction (TESE)

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIDATION; OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERMATOZOON; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 54849435238     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2008.06.004     Document Type: Article

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