Paul Devroey
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Paul Devroey is a Belgian physician, medical researcher and professor emeritus specializing in reproductive medicine and human fertility. He worked at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and UZ Brussel, where he was associated with the Centre for Reproductive Medicine. Devroey is best known for his role in the clinical development of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a form of assisted reproductive technology in which a single sperm cell is injected directly into an oocyte.
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Paul Devroey is a Belgian physician, medical researcher and professor emeritus specializing in reproductive medicine and human fertility. He worked at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) and UZ Brussel, where he was associated with the Centre for Reproductive Medicine. Devroey is best known for his role in the clinical development of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), a form of assisted reproductive technology in which a single sperm cell is injected directly into an oocyte.
Affiliation
Université Libre de Bruxelles
Top Publications
- High fertilization and implantation rates after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (1993) - 1,066 citations
- Primary ovarian insufficiency (2010) - 797 citations
- Pregnancies after testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in non-obstructive azoospermia (1995) - 612 citations
- Comparison of blastocyst transfer with or without preimplantation genetic diagnosis for aneuploidy screening in couples with advanced maternal age: a prospective randomized controlled trial (2004) - 570 citations
- Cytogenetics of infertile men (1996) - 554 citations
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- Paul Devroey
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- https://openalex.org/A5106922347
Research interests
- Reproductive Health and Technologies, Reproductive Biology and Fertility, Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy, Ovarian function and disorders, Sperm and Testicular Function
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- High fertilization and implantation rates after intracytoplasmic sperm injection ↗1993 · Human Reproduction1,066OpenAlex citations
- Primary ovarian insufficiency ↗2010 · The Lancet797OpenAlex citations
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- 570OpenAlex citations
- Cytogenetics of infertile men ↗1996 · Human Reproduction554OpenAlex citations
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- High fertilization and implantation rates after intracytoplasmic sperm injection ↗1993 · Human Reproduction
- Primary ovarian insufficiency ↗2010 · The Lancet
- Cytogenetics of infertile men ↗1996 · Human Reproduction
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