The preventive effect of systemic treatment with interferon-α2B for infertility from mumps orchitis

BJU International

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 839-842

  Ku, J H ^a   Kim, Y H ^a   Jeon, Y S ^a   Lee, N K ^a  

^a Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Fertility; Interferon ; Mumps; Orchitis

Indexed keywords

ALPHA2B INTERFERON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; EVALUATION AND FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MUMPS; MUMPS VIRUS; ORCHITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; SUBCUTANEOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; SYMPTOM; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS SIZE; VIRUS TITRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIVIRAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INTERFERON ALFA-2B; MALE; MUMPS; ORCHITIS; SEMEN;

EID: 0032734502     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410x.1999.00273.x     Document Type: Article

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