The Effect of Aging on Spermatogenesis and Pregnancy Outcomes

Urologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 331-339

  Lazarou, Stephen ^a   Morgentaler, Abraham ^a  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGING; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE INFERTILITY; OOCYTE; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS;

AGE FACTORS; AGING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 41949083556     PISSN: 00940143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ucl.2008.01.006     Document Type: Review

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