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Manual of Sperm Function Testing in Human Assisted Reproduction Manual of Sperm Function Testing in Human Assisted Reproduction
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Introduction

Sperm Function Testing: Historical Perspectives and Future Horizons

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 April 2021

By
R. John Aitken
Edited by
Ashok Agarwal ,
Ralf Henkel  and
Ahmad Majzoub
Ashok Agarwal
Affiliation:
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Ralf Henkel
Affiliation:
University of the Western Cape, South Africa
Ahmad Majzoub
Affiliation:
Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha
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In this impressive volume, the editors have pulled together an international cast of distinguished authors, who present a detailed account of sperm function testing in terms of rationale, methodologies and clinical significance. In this introduction, my intention is to give a historical perspective on the evolution of these techniques and a view of where this field will head in the future. For what it is worth, I should also mention that these reflections are presented from the standpoint of someone who has spent the best part of half-a-century considering how we can reliably and effectively monitor the functional quality of human spermatozoa.

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Manual of Sperm Function Testing in Human Assisted Reproduction , pp. 1 - 5
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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