No evidence of deteriorating semen quality among men in infertile relationships during the last decade: A study of males from Southern Sweden

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1002-1005

  Berling, S ^a   Wolner Hanssen P ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Infertility; Sperm quality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL STRUCTURE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOON PENETRATION; SWEDEN;

EID: 1842297581     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.5.1002     Document Type: Article

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