Influence of urogenital infections and inflammation on semen quality and male fertility

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 23-30

  Rusz, A ^a,b   Pilatz, A ^a   Wagenlehner, F ^a   Linn, T ^c   Diemer, Th ^a   Schuppe, H C ^a   Lohmeyer, J ^c   Hossain, H ^c   Weidner, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL GIESSEN   (Germany)

^b State Health Center Military Hospital   (Hungary)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epididymitis; HIV; Male infertility; Metabolic syndrome; Orchitis; Prostatitis; Semen alterations

Indexed keywords

GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; HUMAN; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; METHODOLOGY; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; INFLAMMATION; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TRACT INFECTIONS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 84856222562     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-011-0726-8     Document Type: Review

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