Discordance between spermatozoa detection and self-reported semen exposure

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 909-912

  Gallo, Maria F ^a   Sobel, Jack D ^b   Rompalo, Anne M ^c   Cu Uvin, Susan ^d   Schoenbaum, Ellie ^e   Jamieson, Denise J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COITUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; GRAM STAINING; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF REPORT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPERMATOZOON;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONDOMS; FEMALE; GENTIAN VIOLET; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PHENAZINES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SELF REPORT; SEMEN; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; SPERMATOZOA; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052961281     PISSN: 01485717     EISSN: 15374521     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318223be4b     Document Type: Article

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