Intracytoplasmic sperm injection completely negates the implantation problem associated with conventional fertilization with sperm with low hypo-osmotic swelling test scores as evidenced by evaluating donor-recipient pairs

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 21-22

  Check, J H ^a   Katsoff, B ^a   Yuan, W ^a   Summers Chase, D ^a   Hourani, W ^a   Horwath, D ^a  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Conventional oocyte insemination; Hypoosmotic swelling test; Intracytoplasmic sperm injection

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; DONOR SELECTION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MALE; OOCYTE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE;

EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERM-OVUM INTERACTIONS;

EID: 84860848753     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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