The impact of vitamin E supplementation on semen parameters and pregnancy rates after varicocelectomy: a randomised controlled study

Andrologia

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 829-834

  Ener, K ^a   Aldemir, M ^a   Isik E ^a   Okulu, E ^a   Ozcan M F ^a   Ugurlu M ^b   Tangal, S ^c   Ozayar A ^a  

^a ATATURK TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b YILDIRIM BEYAZIT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c UFUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Infertility; sperm analysis; varicocelectomy; vitamin E

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREGNANCY RATE; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VALSALVA MANEUVER; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

EID: 84982790570     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.12521     Document Type: Article

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