The effect of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) on semen parameters in human males: A systematic review and meta-analysis

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2014, Pages

  Fu, Weihua ^a   Zhou, Zhansong ^a   Liu, Shijian ^b   Li, Qianwei ^a   Yao, Jiwei ^a   Li, Weibing ^a   Yan, Junan ^a  

^a THIRD MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM MORPHOLOGY; SPERM VITALITY; SPERMATOZOON CAPACITATION; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; METABOLISM; PATHOLOGY; PELVIC PAIN; PROSTATITIS; SYNDROME;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PELVIC PAIN; PROSTATITIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SYNDROME;

EID: 84899737251     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094991     Document Type: Article

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