Effects of spinal cord injury on semen parameters

Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 27-32

  Patki, Prasad ^a   Woodhouse, Joe ^a   Hamid, Rizwan ^a   Craggs, Michael ^a   Shah, Julian ^a  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electroejaculation; Infertility; Male; Paraplegia; Reproductive medicine; Semen quality; Spinal cord injuries; Tetraplegia; Vibroejaculation

Indexed keywords

ASTHENOSPERMIA; EPIDIDYMIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MALE FERTILITY; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MEDLINE; REVIEW; SEMINAL PLASMA; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MIGRATION; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TESTIS FUNCTION;

EID: 45249114605     PISSN: 10790268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10790268.2008.11753977     Document Type: Review

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