Morphological sperm alternations in different types of prostatitis

Andrologia

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 288-293

  Menkveld, R ^a   Huwe, P ^b   Ludwig, M ^b   Weidner, W ^b  

^a STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

CPPS; Prostatitis; Prostatodynia; Semen parameters; Sperm morphology; Strict criteria

Indexed keywords

ACROSOME; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGICAL TRAIT; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PROSTATITIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PROSTATITIS; SPERMATOZOA; SYNDROME;

EID: 0242266423     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1439-0272.2003.00574.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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