The association between varicocele, premature ejaculation and prostatitis symptoms: Possible mechanisms

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2878-2887

  Lotti, Francesco ^a   Corona, Giovanni ^a,d   Mancini, Mario ^b   Biagini, Carlo ^c   Colpi, Giovanni M ^b   Innocenti, Selene Degli ^a   Filimberti, Erminio ^a   Gacci, Mauro ^a   Krausz, Csilla ^a   Sforza, Alessandra ^d   Forti, Gianni ^a   Mannucci, Edoardo ^a   Maggi, Mario ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b SAN PAOLO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c Alliance Medical SRL   (Italy)

^d BELLARIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Premature ejaculation; Prostatitis; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INTERLEUKIN 8; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREMATURE EJACULATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROSTATITIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SEXUAL FUNCTION; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COMPLICATION; EJACULATION; HEALTH STATUS INDICATOR; MEN'S HEALTH; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMARKERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EJACULATION; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-8; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEN'S HEALTH; PROLACTIN; PROSTATITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; VARICOCELE;

EID: 70649104824     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01417.x     Document Type: Article

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