Estrogens and phytoestrogens in male infertility

Current Opinion in Urology

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 519-526

  Giwercman, Aleksander ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

endocrine disruptors; male fertility; male reproductive function; phytoestrogens; semen quality

Indexed keywords

4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOL; DIOXIN; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; ESTROGEN; ISOFLAVONE; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; PHTHALIC ACID; PHYTOESTROGEN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; SEX HORMONE;

CRYPTORCHISM; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOSPADIAS; INCIDENCE; MALE GENITAL SYSTEM; MALE INFERTILITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SOYBEAN; SOYBEAN MILK; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; TESTIS CANCER; TESTIS DISEASE;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ESTROGENS; FERTILITY; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PHYTOESTROGENS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SPERMATOGENESIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 80053959764     PISSN: 09630643     EISSN: 14736586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOU.0b013e32834b7e7c     Document Type: Review

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