Recombinant human FSH reduces sperm DNA fragmentation in men with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 588-593

  Colacurci, Nicola ^a   Monti, Maria Gaia ^b   Fornaro, Felice ^a   Izzo, Gaia ^a   Izzo, Pierluigi ^c   Trotta, Carlo ^a   Mele, Daniela ^a   De Franciscis, Pasquale ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c Second University of Naples   (Italy)

Author keywords

Gonadotrophins; Male infertility; Sperm DNA damage

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE; VITAMIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC OLIGOASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; ASTHENOZOOSPERMIA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84866361860     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.111.013326     Document Type: Article

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