Effect of reactive oxygen species in semen on the pregnancy of infertile couples: Original Article: Clinical Investigation

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 202-207

  Yumura, Yasushi ^a,b   Iwasaki, Akira ^b,c   Saito, Kazuo ^b   Ogawa, Takehiko ^b   Hirokawa, Makoto ^d  

^a YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

^b YOKOHAMA CITY UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA CITY MINATO RED CROSS HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^d Fujisawa City Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Pregnancy rate; Reactive oxygen species

Indexed keywords

LUMINOL; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTER ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED SEMEN ANALYZER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PARAMETER; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN SPECIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN;

EID: 60349117021     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2008.02213.x     Document Type: Article

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