Decreased sperm DNA fragmentation after surgical varicocelectomy is associated with increased pregnancy rate

Journal of Urology

Volumn 189, Issue 1 SUPPL, 2013, Pages

  Smit, Marij ^a   Romijn, Johannes C ^a   Wildhagen, Mark F ^a   Veldhoven, Joke L M ^a   Weber, Robertus F A ^a   Dohle, Gert R ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

DNA damage; fertility; male; spermatozoa; testis; varicocele

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY RATE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

EID: 84870934125     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.11.024     Document Type: Article

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