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Value of WHO guidelines for semen analysis: A plea for standardized methodology
References quoted or suggested for further reading I
Cooper TG, Noonan E, von Eckardstein S, Auger J, Baker HW, Behre HM, Haugen TB, Kruger T, Wang C, Mbizvo MT, Vogelsong KM. World Health Organization reference values for human semen characteristics. Hum Reprod Update. 2010;16:231‐45.
Hamilton JA, Cissen M, Brandes M, Smeenk JM, de Bruin JP, Kremer JA, Nelen WL, Hamilton CJ. Total motile sperm count: a better indicator for the severity of male factor infertility than the WHO sperm classification system. Hum Reprod. 2015;30:1110‐21.
Mallidis C, Cooper TG, Hellenkemper B, Lablans M, Ückert F, Nieschlag E.
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Nieschlag E, Behre HM, Nieschlag S (eds). Andrology: Male Reproductive Health and Dysfunction. 3rd edition, Springer, Heidelberg, 2010
Value of WHO guidelines for semen analysis: A plea for standardized methodology
References quoted or suggested for further reading II
Pacey AA. Is quality assurance in semen analysis still really necessary? A view from the andrology laboratory. Hum Reprod. 2006;21:1105‐9.
Punjabi U, Wyns C, Mahmoud A, Vernelen K, China B, Verheyen G. Fifteen years of Belgian experience with external quality assessment of semen analysis.
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Tomlinson MJ. Uncertainty of measurement and clinical value of semen analysis: has standardisation through professional guidelines helped or hindered progress? Andrology. 2016 ;4:763‐70.
van der Steeg JW, Steures P, Eijkemans MJ, F Habbema JD, Hompes PG, Kremer JA, van der Leeuw‐Harmsen L, Bossuyt PM, Repping S, Silber SJ, Mol BW, van der Veen F; Collaborative Effort for Clinical Evaluation in Reproductive Medicine Study Group. Role of semen analysis in subfertile couples. Fertil Steril. 2011;95:1013‐9.
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