High frequency of sexual dysfunction in patients with male accessory gland infections

Andrologia

Volumn 44, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 438-446

  La Vignera, S ^a   Condorelli, R ^a   Vicari, E ^a   D'Agata, R ^a   Calogero, A E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Interview; MAGI; Male infertility

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASTHENOSPERMIA; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOGRAPHY; EJACULATION DISORDER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE ACCESSORY GLAND INFECTION; MALE GENITAL TRACT INFECTION; OLIGOSPERMIA; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SPERMATOZOON ABNORMALITY; UREAPLASMA INFECTION;

ADULT; GENITAL DISEASES, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84861490611     PISSN: 03034569     EISSN: 14390272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0272.2011.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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