Impact of varicocelectomy on gonadal and erectile functions in men with hypogonadism and infertility

Journal of Sexual Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 885-893

  Zohdy, Wael ^a,b   Ghazi, Sherif ^a,c   Arafa, Mohamad ^a,d  

^a CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Samir Abbass Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^c Samir Abbass Medical Center   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Fakhry and El Rajhy Hospital   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Erectile Dysfunction; Hypogonadism; Infertility; Sexual Function; Varicocele; Varicocelectomy

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HETEROSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; INTERNATIONAL INDEX OF ERECTILE FUNCTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

EID: 79951975888     PISSN: 17436095     EISSN: 17436109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2010.01974.x     Document Type: Article

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