Chlamydia trachomatis and male fertility

Human Fertility

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 271-276

  Pacey, A A ^a   Eley, A ^b  

^a ROYAL HALLAMSHIRE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chlamydia trachomatis; Male fertility; Semen; Spermatozoa

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; PENICILLIN G; STREPTOMYCIN;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; CHLAMYDIASIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; SCREENING; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHLAMYDIA INFECTIONS; CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SEMEN; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 11944252662     PISSN: 14647273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14647270400016373     Document Type: Article

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