Varicocele and reproductive function: Pathozoospermia treatment (a prospective comparative study)

Urologiia

Volumn 2021, Issue 2, 2021, Pages 62-68

  Bozhedomov, V A ^a,b,c   Shomarufov, A B ^a   Bozhedomova, G E ^a   Ohobotov, D A ^a   Kamalov, D M ^a   Sorokin, N I ^a   Kamalov, A A ^a  

^a LOMONOSOV MOSCOW STATE UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^b RESEARCH CENTER OF OBSTETRICS   (Russian Federation)

^c Presidential Administration of Russia   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; Male infertility; Spermogram; Varicocele; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; VARICOCELE;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; VARICOCELE;

EID: 85105456914     PISSN: 17282985     EISSN: 24149020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18565/UROLOGY.2021.2.62-68     Document Type: Article

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