Risk factors for progressive deterioration of semen quality in patients with varicocele

Urology

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 128-132

  Chen, Shiou Sheng ^a,b   Chen, Li Kuei ^c  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETERIORATION; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SCROTUM; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; MALE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; PROGNOSIS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK FACTORS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; VARICOCELE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84655174920     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.08.063     Document Type: Article

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