Fertility and Sterility
Volume 79, Issue 2 , Pages 281-286 , February 2003

Clinical and endocrine follow-up of patients after testicular sperm extraction

  • Thilo Schill, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department II, Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Medical University of Hannover, Oststadt Klinikum, Hannover, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Thilo Schill, M.D., Medical University of Hannover, Oststadt Klinikum, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department II; Endocrinology and Reproductive Medicine, Podbielski Strasse 380, D-30659 Hannover, Germany (FAX: 49-511-9063411).
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  • Monika Bals-Pratsch, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Endocrinology, Reproductive Medicine and Human Genetics, Regensburg, Germany
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  • Wolfgang Küpker, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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  • J.örg Sandmann, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Departments of Urology, Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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  • Rainer Johannisson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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  • Klaus Diedrich, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Pathology, Medical University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany

Received 28 January 2002 ,Revised 25 July 2002 ,Accepted 25 July 2002.

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Fertility and Sterility
Volume 79, Issue 2 , Pages 281-286 , February 2003

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