Clinical, physical, sperm and hormonal data in 251 adults operated on for cryptorchidism in childhood

BJU International

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2000, Pages 1100-1103

  Gracia, J ^a   Sanchez Zalabardo J ^b   Sanchez Garcia J ^a   Garcia C ^a   Ferrandez A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO MIGUEL SERVET   (Spain)

^b Hospital Clý nico 'Lozano Blesa'   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Fertility; Outcome; Sperm analysis

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CRYPTORCHISM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SPERM COUNT; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0034082964     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1464-410X.2000.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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