Erectile dysfunction and andropause symptoms in infertile men

Journal of Urology

Volumn 174, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1932-1934

  O'Brien, Jeanne H ^a   Lazarou, Steve ^b   Deane, Leslie ^b   Jarvi, Keith ^b   Zini, Armand ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Andropause; Hypogonadism; Infertility; Questionnaires; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANDROPAUSE; ANDROPAUSE RELATED DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; VASECTOMY;

EID: 27544484830     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000177453.14334.a2     Document Type: Article

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