Effect of adjuvant drug therapy after varicocelectomy on fertility outcome in males with varicocele-associated infertility: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Andrologia

Volumn 50, Issue 8, 2018, Pages

  Chen, Yin Wei ^a,b   Niu, Yong Hua ^a,b   Wang, Dao Qi ^a,b   Li, Hao ^a,b   Pokhrel, Gaurab ^a,b   Xu, Hao ^a,b   Wang, Tao ^a,b   Wang, Shao gang ^a,b   Liu, Ji Hong ^a,b  

^a Department of Urology ^*  (China)

^b HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

adjuvant drug therapy; pregnancy rate; semen parameters; varicocele associated infertility; varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; DNA; FOLLITROPIN; HISTAMINE RELEASE INHIBITOR; HORMONE; URINARY TRACT AGENT;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MALE INFERTILITY; META ANALYSIS; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; PREGNANCY RATE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY; ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECT; EVALUATION STUDY; PROCEDURES; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR SURGERY;

CHEMOTHERAPY, ADJUVANT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGICAL AGENTS; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 85050743919     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.13070     Document Type: Article

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