World Health Organization reference values for human semen characteristics.
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Summary
Semen quality of the reference population was superior to that of the men from the general population and normozoospermic men, and provide an appropriate tool in conjunction with clinical data to evaluate a patient's semen quality and prospects for fertility.
- Type
- review
- Published
- 2010-01-01
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- 2,692
- References
- 133
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- Open access
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Keywords
Semen, Semen quality, Fertility, Population, Male infertility
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