Azoospermic men with isolated elevation of follicle-stimulating hormone represent a specific subpopulation of patients with poor reproductive outcomes |
Gamidov, Safar
(Department of Andrology and Urology, V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology)
Shatylko, Taras (Department of Andrology and Urology, V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology) Popova, Alina (Department of Andrology and Urology, V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology) Gasanov, Natig (Department of Andrology and Urology, V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology) Sukhikh, Gennadiy (Department of Andrology and Urology, V.I. Kulakov National Medical Research Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Perinatology) |
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