Chronic pelvic pain syndrome and semen quality of Korean men in their fourth decade

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 876-885

  Byun, Jae Sang ^a,b   Yoon, Tae Ki ^c   Rhee, Hong Woo ^a,b   Kim, Jin Hong ^a,b   Shin, Jun Shik ^b   Kim, Hong Seok ^b   Bak, Chong Won ^a,c  

^a Center for Reproductive Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Zaii Medical Center   (South Korea)

^c CHA University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alfuzosin; CPPS; Hormones; Zaltoprofen

Indexed keywords

ALFUZOSIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; TESTOSTERONE; ZALTOPROFEN; ALPHA 1 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; BENZOPYRAN DERIVATIVE; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; PROPIONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; PYRANOPROFEN; QUINAZOLINE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EJACULATION; HUMAN; KOREA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; SMOKING; SPERM; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC PAIN; DRUG EFFECT; ETHNOLOGY; LIFESTYLE; METABOLISM; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROSTATITIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOUTH KOREA; SPERMATOZOON;

ADRENERGIC ALPHA-1 RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BENZOPYRANS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITORS; EJACULATION; ESTRADIOL; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PELVIC PAIN; PREVALENCE; PROLACTIN; PROPIONATES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATITIS; QUINAZOLINES; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX FACTORS; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 84874430283     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: 19394640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2164/jandrol.111.014555     Document Type: Article

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