Performance of the postwash total motile sperm count as a predictor of pregnancy at the time of intrauterine insemination: a meta-analysis.

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Published in Fertil Steril on September 01, 2004

Authors

Janne-Meije van Weert1, Sjoerd Repping, Bradley J Van Voorhis, Fulco van der Veen, Patrick M M Bossuyt, Ben W J Mol

Author Affiliations

1: Center for Reproductive Medicine, Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. j.m.vanweert@amc.uva.nl

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