Effect of Sperm Morphology on Pregnancy Success via Intrauterine Insemination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Journal of Urology

Volumn 199, Issue 3, 2018, Pages 812-822

  Kohn, Taylor P ^a   Kohn, Jaden R ^a   Ramasamy, Ranjith ^a  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

artificial; homologous; infertility; insemination; male; semen analysis; spermatozoa; testis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTRIBUTABLE RISK; COCHRANE LIBRARY; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INSEMINATION; MALE INFERTILITY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROCEDURES;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INSEMINATION; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 85040640712     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2017.11.045     Document Type: Article

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