Cadmium level in seminal plasma may affect the pregnancy rate for patients undergoing infertility evaluation and treatment

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 481-484

  Wu, Hsien Ming ^a   Lin Tan, Dan Tzu ^a   Wang, Mei Li ^a   Huang, Hong Yuan ^a   Wang, Hsin Shih ^a   Soong, Yung Kuei ^a   Lin, Ja Liang ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Cadmium; Infertility; Non occupational exposure; Pregnancy rate; Semen analysis; Seminal plasma; Smoking

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FERTILITY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMINAL PLASMA; SMOKING; SPERMATOZOON COUNT;

ADULT; CADMIUM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; SEMEN; SMOKING; SPERM COUNT;

EID: 47249149205     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2008.04.005     Document Type: Article

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