The association of a probiotic with a prebiotic (Flortec, Bracco) to improve the quality/quantity of spermatozoa in infertile patients with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratospermia: a pilot study

Andrology

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 439-444

  Maretti, C ^a   Cavallini, G ^b  

^a Outpatient Clinic of Piacenza   (Italy)

^b GynePro Medical Centers   (Italy)

Author keywords

idiopathic (oligo) (astheno) (terato) spermia; male infertility; prebiotic; probiotic

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PREBIOTIC AGENT; PROBIOTIC AGENT; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMOSOME DELETION Y; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC OLIGOASTHENOTERATOSPERMIA; KARYOTYPE; LACTOBACILLUS PARACASEI; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL HISTORY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPERMATOZOON;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA; PILOT PROJECTS; PREBIOTICS; PROBIOTICS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 85014238313     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12336     Document Type: Article

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