Effect of epilepsy and antiepileptic drugs on male reproductive health

Neurology

Volumn 62, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 247-253

  Isojarvi J I T ^a   Lofgren E ^a   Juntunen, K S T ^b   Pakarinen, A J ^a   Paivansalo M ^a   Rautakorpi, I ^c   Tuomivaara, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b Infertility Clinic   (Finland)

^c LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROSTENEDIONE; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; CARBAMAZEPINE; HORMONE; OXCARBAZEPINE; PRASTERONE; VALPROIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPILEPSY; FOCAL EPILEPSY; GENERALIZED EPILEPSY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS; TESTIS ATROPHY; TESTIS SIZE;

EID: 0842304131     PISSN: 00283878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1212/01.WNL.0000098936.46730.64     Document Type: Article

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