Semen quality and associated reproductive indicators in middle-aged males: The role of non-malignant prostate conditions and genital tract inflammation

World Journal of Urology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1411-1425

  Ausmees, Kristo ^a   Korrovits, Paul ^a,b   Timberg, Gennadi ^c   Punab, Margus ^b   Mändar, Reet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

^c WEST TALLINN CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Benign prostate conditions; Genital tract inflammation; Middle aged men; Reproductive function; Semen quality

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INTERLEUKIN 6; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY MASS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATITIS; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY;

BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; HUMANS; INTERLEUKIN-6; LEUKOCYTES; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC DISEASES; PROSTATITIS; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM MOTILITY;

EID: 84888301243     PISSN: 07244983     EISSN: 14338726     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00345-013-1078-3     Document Type: Article

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