Correlation between testicular sperm extraction outcomes and clinical, endocrine and testicular histology parameters in 120 azoospermic men with normal serum fsh levels

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 34, Issue 4 PART 1, 2011, Pages 299-305

  Mitchell, V ^a   Robin, G ^b   Boitrelle, F ^b   Massart, P ^b   Marchetti, C ^b   Marcelli, F ^b   Rigot, J M ^b  

^a Laboratoire de Spermiologie   (France)

^b LILLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Follicle stimulating hormone; Inhibin b; Testicular sperm extraction

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROSURGICAL EPIDIDYMAL SPERM ASPIRATION; NEEDLE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERTOLI CELL ONLY SYNDROME; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS BIOPSY;

EID: 79960529394     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2010.01094.x     Document Type: Article

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