Sperm morphology: Classification drift over time and clinical implications

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1350-1354

  Morbeck, Dean E ^a   Leonard, Phoebe H ^a   Weaver, Amy L ^a   Shimek, Katherine M ^b   Bouwsma, Esther V A ^a   Coddington, Charles C ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Intrauterine insemination; male infertility; semen analysis; sperm morphology; Tygerberg strict

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL CLASSIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; TYGERBERG CRITERIA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; CELL SHAPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 82455192326     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.08.036     Document Type: Article

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