Male fertility and reduction in semen parameters: A single tertiary-care center experience

International Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Milardi, D ^a   Grande, G ^a   Sacchini, D ^a   Astorri, A L ^a   Pompa, G ^a   Giampietro, A ^a   De Marinis, L ^a   Pontecorvi, A ^a   Spagnolo, A G ^a   Marana, R ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOPHYSIS DISEASE; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MALE INFERTILITY; MORPHOLOGY; MYCOPLASMA HOMINIS INFECTION; NORMAL VALUE; OLIGOASTHENOTERATOSPERMIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEMEN PARAMETERS; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SUBFERTILITY; TERATOSPERMIA; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; THYROID DISEASE; UREAPLASMA INFECTION; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

EID: 84858301660     PISSN: 16878337     EISSN: 16878345     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/649149     Document Type: Article

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