Appropriate cut-off value for follicle-stimulating hormone in azoospermia to predict spermatogenesis

Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

Volumn 8, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Chen, Shyh Chyan ^a   Hsieh, Ju Ton ^a   Yu, Hong Jeng ^a   Chang, Hong Chiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; EVALUATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REFERENCE VALUE; STANDARD;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, ENDOCRINE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; ROC CURVE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956468509     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14777827     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-8-108     Document Type: Article

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