Increased Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Patients With Vasectomy Reversal Has No Prognostic Value for Pregnancy Rate

Journal of Urology

Volumn 183, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 662-665

  Smit, Marij ^a   Wissenburg, Odette G ^a   Romijn, Johannes C ^a   Dohle, Gert R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA damage; pregnancy; spermatozoa; testis; vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

ADULT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 73749084639     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2009.10.010     Document Type: Article

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