Sexual dysfunction in men undergoing infertility evaluation: A cohort observational study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 909-912

  Saleh, Ramadan A ^a   Ranga, Geetha M ^b   Raina, Rupesh ^a   Nelson, David R ^a   Agarwal, Ashok ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Karthekeya Medical Research and Diagnostic Center   (India)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Male infertility; Semen analysis; Sexual dysfunction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; EVALUATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MASTURBATION; OBSERVATION; ORGASM; PARAMETER; PATIENT SELECTION; PENIS; PENIS ERECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SAMPLE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; STIMULATION; VIBRATION;

EID: 0344453815     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(02)04921-X     Document Type: Article

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