Sperm toxicity of "nonspermicidal" lubricant and ultrasound gels used in reproductive medicine

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 95, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 835-836

  Vargas, Josefina ^a   Crausaz, Michel ^a   Senn, Alfred ^a   Germond, Marc ^a  

^a FABER Foundation   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

motility; sperm survival assay; sperm toxicity; ultrasound gel; Vaginal lubricant

Indexed keywords

LUBRICATING AGENT; SPERMICIDAL AGENT;

ARTICLE; GEL; HUMAN; OVULATION DETECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURVIVAL RATE; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; GELS; HUMANS; LUBRICANTS; MALE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOCIDAL AGENTS; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 78751567801     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.09.011     Document Type: Article

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