Semen parameters in men with spinal cord injury: Changes and aetiology

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 684-689

  Momen, Mohamed N ^a   Fahmy, Ibrahim ^a   Amer, Medhat ^a,b   Arafa, Mohamad ^a   Zohdy, Wael ^a   Naser, Taha A ^a  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Adam International Clinic   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Electroejaculation; Infertility; Penile vibratory stimulation; Prostatic massage; Semen; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EJACULATION; HUMAN; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MASTURBATION; PUS; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; EJACULATION; HORMONES; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MASTURBATION; MOVEMENT; PROSTATE; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; VIBRATION;

EID: 34548384841     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7262.2007.00277.x     Document Type: Article

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