A decade of sperm washing: Clinical correlates of successful insemination outcome

Human Reproduction

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1869-1876

  Nicopoullos, James D M ^a   Almeida, Paula ^a   Vourliotis, Maria ^a   Goulding, Rebecca ^a   Gilling Smith, Carole ^a  

^a Chelsea and Westminster Assisted Conception Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; HIV; IUI; sperm washing

Indexed keywords

CD4 ANTIGEN; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HIGHLY ACTIVE ANTIRETROVIRAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM WASHING; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 77955011652     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deq134     Document Type: Article

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