Effect of an isotonic lubricant on sperm collection and sperm quality

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1581-1586

  Agarwal, Ashok ^a   Malvezzi, Helena ^a   Sharma, Rakesh ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

personal lubricant; semen collection; sperm motility; sperm quality; trying to conceive; Vaginal lubricants

Indexed keywords

ISOTONIC SOLUTION; LUBRICATING AGENT; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE;

ADULT; ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL VIABILITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; HUMAN; MALE; MASTURBATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

CROSS-OVER STUDIES; HUMANS; ISOTONIC SOLUTIONS; LUBRICANTS; MALE; MASTURBATION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84876974571     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.01.116     Document Type: Article

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