The management of retrograde ejaculation: A systematic review and update

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 97, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 306-312.e6

  Jefferys, Amanda ^a   Siassakos, Dimitrios ^a   Wardle, Peter ^a  

^a SOUTHMEAD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cholinergic antagonists; conception; ejaculation; electroejaculation; fertility agents, male; infertility; live birth rate; male factor subfertility; pregnancy rates; reproductive techniques, assisted; Retrograde ejaculation; sympathomimetics

Indexed keywords

BROMPHENIRAMINE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE MALEATE; DESLORATADINE PLUS PSEUDOEPHEDRINE; IMIPRAMINE; ISOPROPAMIDE IODIDE; MIDODRINE; OXEDRINE; PHENYLEPHRINE; PHENYLPROPANOLAMINE; PSEUDOEPHEDRINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; BIRTH RATE; CENTRIFUGATION; CONCEPTION; CONFOUNDING VARIABLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; REVIEW; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 84856373630     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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