Age at unilateral orchiopexy: Effect on hormone levels and sperm count in adulthood

Journal of Urology

Volumn 162, Issue 3 II, 1999, Pages 986-988

  Coughlin, Michael T ^a   Bellinger, Mark F ^a   Lee, Peter A ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Fertility; FSH; Inhibin; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

CHILD; CONFERENCE PAPER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; ORCHIDOPEXY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY;

EID: 0032878086     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)68040-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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