Bioavailable Testosterone Should be Used for the Determination of Androgen Levels in Infertile Men

Journal of Urology

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1443-1446

  Ashok, Seetharaman ^a   Sigman, Mark ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PROVIDENCE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

androgens; body mass index; infertility; male; testosterone

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGE; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BIOAVAILABILITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OBESITY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANDROGENS; BODY MASS INDEX; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 33947268573     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2006.11.088     Document Type: Article

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