Asthenozoospermia: Possible association with long-term exposure to an anti-epileptic drug of carbamazepine

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 113-114

  Hayashi, Tetsuo ^a   Yoshinaga, Atsushi ^a   Ohno, Rena ^a   Ishii, Nobuyuki ^a   Kamata, Shigeyoshi ^a   Watanabe, Toru ^a   Yamada, Takumi ^a  

^a SAITAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti epileptic drug; Asthenozoospermia; Epilepsy; Infertility; Sperm

Indexed keywords

CARBAMAZEPINE; PHENYTOIN;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANT ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ANTICONVULSANTS; CARBAMAZEPINE; EPILEPSY; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 14744299065     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2004.00982.x     Document Type: Article

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