Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 1 , Pages 57-65 , July 2004

Influence of the abstinence period on human sperm quality

Presented at the Twin-Meeting Alpha-Andrology 2003, Antwerp, Belgium, September 24–27, 2003.

  • Christopher De Jonge, Ph.D.

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    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Christopher De Jonge, Ph.D., Reproductive Medicine Center, 606 24th Avenue South, Suite 500, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA (FAX: 612-627-4334).
    • Reproductive Medicine Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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  • Marie LaFromboise, B.S.

      Affiliations

    • Reproductive Medicine Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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  • Eugene Bosmans, Pharm.D.

      Affiliations

    • Genk Institute for Fertility Technology, Genk, Belgium
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  • Willem Ombelet, M.D., Ph.D.

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    • Genk Institute for Fertility Technology, Genk, Belgium
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  • Annemie Cox

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    • Genk Institute for Fertility Technology, Genk, Belgium
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  • Martine Nijs, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Genk Institute for Fertility Technology, Genk, Belgium

Received 11 December 2003 ,Revised 2 March 2004 ,Accepted 2 March 2004.

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doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.03.014

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 82, Issue 1 , Pages 57-65 , July 2004

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