Effect of repeated ejaculation on semen quality in spinal cord injured men

Journal of Urology

Volumn 161, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 1163-1165

  Sønksen, Jens ^a   Ohl, Dana A ^b   Giwercman, Aleksander ^b   Biering Sørensen, Fin ^b   Skakkebæk, Niels E ^b   Kristensen, J Kvist ^b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ale; Ejaculation; Infertility; Semen; Spinal cord injuries; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; HISTOLOGY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; VIBRATION;

EID: 0032852502     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)61618-5     Document Type: Article

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