Effects of varicocele treatments in adolescents: Changes of semen parameters after early varicocelectomy

Korean Journal of Urology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 481-486

  Shin, Jae Wook ^a   Kim, Soo Woong ^a   Paick, Jae Seung ^a  

^a Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Analysis; Semen; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROLOGY; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; MALE INFERTILITY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PUBERTY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; TESTIS SIZE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VARICOCELE;

EID: 20344365057     PISSN: 04944747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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