Definition and current evaluation of subfertile men

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 32, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 385-397

  Shefi, Shai ^a   Turek, Paul J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetics; Male infertility; Oligospermia; Semen; Spermatozoa; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ALCOHOL; ALKYLATING AGENT; ALLOPURINOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIOXIDANT; CAFFEINE; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; CANNABIS; CIMETIDINE; COCAINE; COLCHICINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DIBROMOCHLOROPROPANE; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; LITHIUM; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; NICOTINE; NITROFURANTOIN; PHENYTOIN; PHOSPHODIESTERASE INHIBITOR; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; SPIRONOLACTONE; TESTOSTERONE; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; UNINDEXED DRUG; VALPROIC ACID;

AZOOSPERMIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COITUS; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EJACULATION DISORDER; ENZYME DEFICIENCY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HUMAN; HYPERPROLACTINEMIA; HYPOSPADIAS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT MALFORMATION; MALE INFERTILITY; MALE SUBFERTILITY; MEDICAL LITERATURE; ORGANIC IMPOTENCE; PEER REVIEW; PHIMOSIS; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOGENIC IMPOTENCE; RETROGRADE EJACULATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SUBFERTILITY; TREATMENT INDICATION; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; VARICOCELE;

EID: 33748940273     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382006000400002     Document Type: Review

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