Sensitivity and specificity of serum FSH and testis size in predicting the existence of spermatogenesis in azoospermic infertile men

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 205-209

  Madani, A Hamidi ^a   Falahatkar, S ^a   Heidarzadeh, A ^b   Roshan, Z A ^b   Sazgari, E ^a   Zareian, M ^a  

^a GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b GUILAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; Follicle stimulating hormone; Male infertility; Testis biopsy; Testis size

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; ECHOGRAPHY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS BIOPSY; TESTIS SIZE;

AZOOSPERMIA; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTIS;

EID: 84855450691     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2010.01130.x     Document Type: Article

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