Increased risk of cancer among azoospermic men

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 681-685.e1

  Eisenberg, Michael L ^a   Betts, Paul ^b   Herder, Danielle ^c   Lamb, Dolores J ^c   Lipshultz, Larry I ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES   (United States)

^c BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Azoospermia; male infertility; neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AZOOSPERMIA; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE EFFORT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEMEN ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883451961     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2013.05.022     Document Type: Article

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