International Journal of
Medicine and Medical Sciences

  • Abbreviation: Int. J. Med. Med. Sci.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2006-9723
  • DOI: 10.5897/IJMMS
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 535

Full Length Research Paper

Idiopathic oligospermia treatment: An alternate approach

Mohdmmad Abdul Sami
  • Mohdmmad Abdul Sami
  • Department of Surgery and Allied Sciences and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Halima Nazar
  • Halima Nazar
  • Department of Surgery and Allied Sciences and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan.
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Khan Usmanghani*
  • Khan Usmanghani*
  • Department of Surgery and Allied Sciences and Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Faculty of Eastern Medicine, Hamdard University, Karachi, Pakistan.
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  •  Received: 06 March 2015
  •  Accepted: 09 April 2015
  •  Published: 30 April 2015

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