Varicocelectomy to “upgrade” semen quality to allow couples to use less invasive forms of assisted reproductive technology

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 108, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 609-612

  Samplaski, Mary K ^a   Lo, Kirk C ^b   Grober, Ethan D ^b   Zini, Armand ^c   Jarvi, Keith A ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

assisted reproductive technology; in vitro fertilization; intrauterine insemination; semen; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

TETRADECYL SULFATE SODIUM;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MICROSURGERY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; ADULT; COMPLICATION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY RATE; PROCEDURES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; UROLOGIC SURGERY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MICROSURGERY; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; UROGENITAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85028992380     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.07.017     Document Type: Article

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