Overview of current approaches to the evaluation and management of male infertility.

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  • Jeremy T Choy
  • Pamela Ellsworth
چکیده

Infertility, the inability to conceive after one year of regular, unprotected intercourse, is secondary to male-only factors in 20% and a combination of male and female factors in 30% to 40% of cases. Advances in the identification and management of male factor infertility have provided new and often successful options for paternity.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Urologic nursing

دوره 32 6  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2012