Semen quality and human fertility: A prospective study with healthy couples

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 145-153

  Zinaman, Michael J ^a,e   Brown, Charles C ^b,d   Selevan, Sherry G ^c   Clegg, Eric D ^c  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d Loyola University Medical Center ^*  (United States)

^e LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Male fertility; Sperm parameters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; MEASUREMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMEN; SMOKING;

EID: 0033959723     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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