Tadalafil has no detrimental effect on human spermatogenesis or reproductive hormones

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 887-891

  Hellstrom, Wayne J G ^a   Overstreet, James W ^b   Yu, Albert ^b   Saikali, Khalil ^b   Shen, Wei ^b   Beasley Jr , Charles M ^b   Watkins, Vish S ^b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors; Sex hormones; Spermatogenesis; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO; SEX HORMONE; TADALAFIL; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG TOLERABILITY; DYSPEPSIA; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYALGIA; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHINITIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0042236843     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000081053.97792.da     Document Type: Article

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