Differences in the clinical characteristics between young and elderly men with varicocoele

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 695-699

  Chen, S S ^a  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Age; Body mass index; Testosterone; Varicocoele

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; MAXIMAL VEIN DIAMETER; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PEAK RETROGRADE FLOW; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MORPHOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS SIZE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VARICOCELE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFERTILITY, MALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; TAIWAN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE; VARICOCELE;

EID: 84866153809     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2012.01257.x     Document Type: Article

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