European Academy of Andrology guideline Management of oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia

Andrology

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2018, Pages 513-524

  Colpi, G M ^a   Francavilla, S ^b   Haidl, G ^c   Link, K ^d   Behre, H M ^e   Goulis, D G ^f   Krausz, C ^g   Giwercman, A ^d  

^a San Carlo Clinic   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e MARTIN LUTHER UNIVERSITÄT HALLE WITTENBERG   (Germany)

^f ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

diagnosis; guidelines; male infertility; management; oligo terato asthenozoospermia; semen quality; tretament

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANTIESTROGEN; ANTIOXIDANT; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; DNA; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN;

ANDROGEN THERAPY; ASTHENOSPERMIA; EPIDIDYMIS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; KARYOTYPING; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOASTHENOTERATOZOOSPERMIA; OLIGOSPERMIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATIC CORD; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TESTICULAR SPERM EXTRACTION; TESTIS SIZE; ULTRASOUND; VARICOCELE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

HUMANS; MALE; OLIGOSPERMIA;

EID: 85050924974     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/andr.12502     Document Type: Review

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