Seminal characteristics and sexual behavior in men of different age groups: Is there an aging effect?

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 337-341

  Zavos, Panayiotis M ^a   Kaskar, Khalied ^a   Correa, Juan R ^b   Sikka, Suresh C ^c  

^a Andrology Institute of America   (United States)

^b Centre de Fertilidad del Caribe   (Puerto Rico)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging effect; Fertility; Male; Male factor infertility; Semen quality; Seminal parameters; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUAL SATISFACTION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 33646017377     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2006.00128.x     Document Type: Article

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