Preliminary study of letrozole use for improving spermatogenesis in non-obstructive azoospermia patients with normal serum FSH

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 895-897

  Cavallini, Giorgio ^a   Beretta, Giovanni ^b   Biagiotti, Giulio ^c  

^a Outpatient Clinic of Ferrara   (Italy)

^b Centro Italiano Fertilit e Sessualit   (Italy)

^c Andros Italia   (Italy)

Author keywords

letrozole; medical treatment; non obstructive azoospermia; spermatogenesis

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LIBIDO DISORDER; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NERVOUSNESS; NON OBSTRUCTIVE AZOOSPERMIA; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; RASH; SIDE EFFECT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS WEIGHT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT DURATION;

AROMATASE INHIBITORS; AZOOSPERMIA; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE; NITRILES; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 80755127211     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2011.44     Document Type: Article

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