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Table 1 Treatment parameters for preliminary studies

From: Therapeutic ultrasound as a potential male contraceptive: power, frequency and temperature required to deplete rat testes of meiotic cells and epididymides of sperm determined using a commercially available system

Parameter

Preliminary

Study #1

Preliminary

Study #2

Coupling medium (°C)

N.R.

N.R.

Treatments

1

1

Duration (minutes)

10

10

Coupling medium

DW or PBS

dg-DW

Intensity (W/cm2)

1

2.2

Frequency (MHz)

1

1

Transducer (cm2)

5

5

Fertility Trial

No

Yes

  1. The temperature of the coupling medium was not regulated (N.R.) in these studies. Coupling medium was distilled water (DW), phosphate buffered saline (PBS), or degassed, distilled water (dg-DW). Fertility trial was conducted as described in the Methods.
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Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology

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