Efficacy of antioxidant therapy on sperm quality measurements after varicocelectomy: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Andrologia

Volumn 51, Issue 10, 2019, Pages

  Wang, Jipeng ^a   Wang, Tianqi ^a   Ding, Weifang ^a   Wu, Jitao ^a   Wu, Gang ^a   Wang, Yongqiang ^a   Zhou, Zhongbao ^a   Xu, Ling ^a   Cui, Yuanshan ^a,b  

^a YANTAI YUHUANGDING HOSPITAL   (China)

^b CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

antioxidant therapy; meta analysis; quality of spermatozoa; randomised controlled trials; varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

ALPHA TOCOPHEROL; ANTIOXIDANT; ASCORBIC ACID; FOLIC ACID; FOLLITROPIN; PLACEBO; ZINC SULFATE;

ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTENTION TO TREAT ANALYSIS; META ANALYSIS; PREGNANCY RATE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELECTOMY; COMPLICATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR SURGERY; VASCULARIZATION;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE; VASCULAR SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 85070791478     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/and.13396     Document Type: Article

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