Detection of Y chromosome microdeletion is valuable in the treatment of patients with nonobstructive azoospermia and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia: Sperm retrieval rate and birth rate

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-116

  Choi, Don Kyung ^a   Gong, In Hyuck ^a   Hwang, Jin Ho ^a   Oh, Jong Jin ^a   Hong, Jae Yup ^a  

^a CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive techniques; Azoospermia; Male infertility; Sperm retrieval; Y chromosome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM RETRIEVAL; SRY GENE; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION;

EID: 84874315745     PISSN: 20056737     EISSN: 20056745     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4111/kju.2013.54.2.111     Document Type: Article

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