Surgical vs. untreated cryptorchidism: Effects on fertility

Archives of Andrology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 19-22

  Gomez Perez R ^a   Osuna, J A ^b   Arata Bellabarba, G ^b  

^a Hospital Universitario de Los Andes   (Venezuela)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Cryptorchidism; Gonadotropins; Orchiectomy; Orchiopexia; Semen analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CRYPTORCHISM; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; ORCHIDOPEXY; ORCHIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS SIZE;

ADULT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRYPTORCHIDISM; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; SEMEN; SPERM COUNT; TESTIS;

EID: 79961206186     PISSN: 01485016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01485010490250542     Document Type: Article

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