Relationship between semen quality improvement after varicocelectomy and preoperative levels of hypophyseal and gonadal hormones

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 345-349

  Bablok, L ^a   Czaplicki, M ^a   Fracki S ^a   Marianowski, L ^a   Borkowski, A ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF WARSAW   (Poland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MALE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 0030773863     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02550934     Document Type: Article

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