Semen quality, reproductive hormones and fertility of men operated for hypospadias

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-87

  Asklund, C ^a   Jensen, T K ^a,b   Main, K M ^a   Sobotka, T ^c   Skakkebaek N E ^a   Jorgensen N ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c VIENNA INSTITUTE OF DEMOGRAPHY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Denmark; Fertility; Hypospadias; Reproductive hormones; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE FERTILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENMARK; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOSPADIAS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74349112711     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2009.00957.x     Document Type: Article

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