Natural course of severe oligozoospermia in infertile male: Influence on future fertility potential

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 536-539

  Song, Seung Hun ^a   Bak, Chong Won ^a   Lim, Jung Jin ^a   Yoon, Tae Ki ^a   Lee, Dong Ryul ^a   Kwon, Sung Won ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOPRESERVATION; DISEASE COURSE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; MICRODISSECTION; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM PRESERVATION; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; MICRODISSECTION; OLIGOSPERMIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPERM RETRIEVAL;

EID: 78649425867     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.110.010199     Document Type: Article

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