A predictive score for testicular sperm extraction quality and surgical ICSI outcome in non-obstructive azoospermia: A retrospective study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 3215-3221

  Boitrelle, F ^a,b   Robin, G ^a   Marcelli, F ^a   Albert, M ^b   Leroy Martin, B ^a   Dewailly, D ^a   Rigot, J M ^a   Mitchell, V ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b Hospital of Poissy   (France)

Author keywords

ICSI; non obstructive azoospermia; prediction; testicular sperm; testicular sperm extraction outcome

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONOBSTRUCTIVE AZOOSPERMIA; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SPERMATOZOON; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS SIZE;

TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 81055143805     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/der314     Document Type: Article

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