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Manual of Sperm Retrieval and Preparation in Human Assisted Reproduction Manual of Sperm Retrieval and Preparation in Human Assisted Reproduction
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Part III - Laboratory Handling of Retrieved Sperm

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 April 2021

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Ashok Agarwal ,
Ahmad Majzoub  and
Sandro C. Esteves
Ashok Agarwal
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
Ahmad Majzoub
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Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
Sandro C. Esteves
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Andrology & Human Reproduction Clinic, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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