Recovery of spermatozoa after rFSH/hCG treatment, and subsequent ICSI/IVF, in a male with testicular atrophy due to severe congenital hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-138

  Nilsson, S ^a,b,c   Hellberg, D ^b,c  

^a In Vitro Fertilization Clinic   (Sweden)

^b Center for Clinical Research Dalarna   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Azospermia; FSH hCG treatment; Hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism; Testes atrophy

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OOCYTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROPERITONEUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 79961144089     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: 15210375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010500315891     Document Type: Article

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