Multivariate analysis to predict letrozole efficacy in improving sperm count of non-obstructive azoospermic and cryptozoospermic patients: A pilot study

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 806-811

  Cavallini, Giorgio ^a   Biagiotti, Giulio ^b   Bolzon, Elisa ^a  

^a Medicitalia Andrological Section   (Italy)

^b Province of Perugia   (Italy)

Author keywords

cryptozoospermia; letrozole; male infertility; non obstructive azoospermia

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LETROZOLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; BODY MASS; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYPTOZOOSPERMIA; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHOGRAPHY; GENETIC SCREENING; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; KARYOTYPE; LIBIDO DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE TYPE ALOPECIA; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SCROTUM; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS SIZE;

ADULT; AZOOSPERMIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITRILES; PILOT PROJECTS; SPERM COUNT; TRIAZOLES;

EID: 84887237194     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2013.99     Document Type: Article

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