Does last week's alcohol intake affect semen quality or reproductive hormones? A cross-sectional study among healthy young Danish men

Reproductive Toxicology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 457-462

  Hansen, M L ^a   Thulstrup, A M ^a   Bonde, J P ^b   Olsen, J ^c   Hakonsen L B ^a   Ramlau Hansen, C H ^a,c  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Alcohol; DNA fragmentation index; Morphology; Motility; Reproductive hormones; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERM QUALITY; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; DNA FRAGMENTATION; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; SEMEN; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SPERM COUNT; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84865559982     PISSN: 08906238     EISSN: 18731708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2012.06.004     Document Type: Article

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