The significance of sperm heads and tails within the vasal fluid during vasectomy reversal

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 164-168

  Smith, Ryan P ^a   Khanna, Abhinav ^b   Kovac, Jason R ^b   Badhiwala, Niraj ^b   Coward, Robert ^a   Lipshultz, Larry I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infertility; male; spermatozoa; vasectomy reversal; vasovasostomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE STERILIZATION REVERSAL; MICROSURGERY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON HEAD; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON TAIL; SURGEON; VASOVASOSTOMY;

EID: 84929305493     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.126898     Document Type: Article

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