Men with a complete absence of normal sperm morphology exhibit high rates of success without assisted reproduction

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 39-42

  Kovac, Jason ^a   Smith, Ryan ^b   Cajipe, Miguel ^a   Lamb, Dolores ^a   Lipshultz, Larry ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

conception; in vitro fertilization; infertility; intrauterine insemination; strict morphology; success

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; ABNORMALITIES; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPERMATOZOON; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROLACTIN; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SPERMATOZOA; TERATOZOOSPERMIA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 85008690048     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.189211     Document Type: Article

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