Decreased Sperm DNA Fragmentation After Surgical Varicocelectomy is Associated With Increased Pregnancy Rate

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 270-274

  Smit, Marij ^a   Romijn, Johannes C ^a   Wildhagen, Mark F ^a   Veldhoven, Joke L M ^a   Weber, Robertus F A ^a   Dohle, Gert R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA damage; fertility; male; spermatozoa; testis; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY RATE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; UROLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MALE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 71249149840     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.08.161     Document Type: Article

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