Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 265-271 , August 2008

A review of mathematical models used to determine sperm donor limits for infertility treatment

  • Neroli Sawyer, B.Sc. (Hons).

      Affiliations

    • School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of Ballarat, Mount Helen, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Neroli Sawyer, B.Sc., School of Information Technology and Mathematical Sciences, University of Ballarat, University Drive, Mount Helen, Ballarat, Victoria, 3353, Australia (FAX: +61-3-5327-9289).
    • ,
  • John McDonald, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Research and Practice, University of Ballarat, Mount Helen, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia

Received 11 December 2006 ,Revised 2 June 2007 ,Accepted 6 June 2007.

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PII: S0015-0282(07)01363-5

doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.020

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 90, Issue 2 , Pages 265-271 , August 2008

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