Cost-Effectiveness of Vasectomy Reversal

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 391-396

  Robb, Paul ^a   Sandlow, Jay I ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility; IVF; Obstructive azoospermia; Sperm retrieval; Vasectomy reversal

Indexed keywords

AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTRACEPTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LIVE BIRTH; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE STERILIZATION; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; NIDATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE; PLASTIC SURGERY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VASOVASOSTOMY;

AZOOSPERMIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; MALE; MICROSURGERY; SEMEN PRESERVATION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; UNITED STATES; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 67651120101     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2009.05.003     Document Type: Review

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