Hormonal therapy using gonadotropin releasing hormone for improvement of fertility index among children with cryptorchidism: A meta-analysis and systematic review

Journal of Pediatric Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1659-1667

  Chua, Michael E ^a   Mendoza, Jonathan S ^b   Gaston, Michael John V ^c   Luna, Saturnino L ^a   Morales, Marcelino L ^d  

^a St Lukes Medical Center   (Philippines)

^b St   (Philippines)

^c PHILIPPINE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Philippines)

^d ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Fertility index; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Sperm parameters Meta analysis Systematic review; words

Indexed keywords

BUSERELIN; GONADORELIN;

CRYPTORCHISM; DATA EXTRACTION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GERM CELL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; META ANALYSIS; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL VALUE; PATERNITY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGONIUM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STUDY DESIGN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTIS BIOPSY; CHILD; CRYPTORCHIDISM; DRUG EFFECTS; FERTILITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CHILD; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84919444582     PISSN: 00223468     EISSN: 15315037     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2014.06.013     Document Type: Review

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