Effect of varicocelectomy on serum inhibin B levels in infertile patients with varicocele

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 441-443

  Ozden, Cuneyt ^a,b   Ozdal, Ozdem Levent ^a   Bulut, Suleyman ^a   Guzel, Ozer ^a   Koyuncu, Hasbey Hakan ^a   Memis, Ali ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; Infertility; Inhibin; Varicocele; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM SURGERY; OLIGOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPERMIOGRAM; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

ADULT; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INHIBINS; MALE; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; VARICOCELE;

EID: 54249143605     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365590802028141     Document Type: Article

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