Current approach to therapy for male infertility in patients with varicocele

Terapevticheskii Arkhiv

Volumn 84, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 56-61

  Gamidov, S I ^a,c   Ovchinnikov, R I ^a   Popova, A Vu ^a   Tkhagapsoveva, R A ^b   Izhbayev, S Kh ^b  

^a RESEARCH CENTER OF OBSTETRICS   (Russian Federation)

^b PIROGOV RUSSIAN NATIONAL RESEARCH MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c I M SECHENOV FIRST MOSCOW STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Male infertility; Microsurgical varicocelectomy; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ANTIESTROGEN; CARNITINE; CLOMIFENE; PENTOXIFYLLINE; VASODILATOR AGENT; VITAMIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG COMBINATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

ADULT; CARNITINE; CLOMIPHENE; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; ESTROGEN ANTAGONISTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PENTOXIFYLLINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VITAMINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871037210     PISSN: 00403660     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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