Self-reported onset of puberty and subsequent semen quality and reproductive hormones in healthy young men

Human Reproduction

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 1886-1894

  Jensen, Tina Kold ^a,b,c   Finne, Katrine Folmann ^a,b   Skakkebæk, Niels E ^a,b   Andersson, Anna Maria ^a,b   Olesen, Inge Ahlmann ^a,b   Joensen, Ulla Nordström ^a,b   Bang, Anne Kirstine ^a,b   Nordkap, Loa ^a,b   Priskorn, Lærke ^a,b   Krause, Marianna ^a,b   Jørgensen, Niels ^a,b   Juul, Anders ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b University of Copenhagen   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

fertility; Male reproduction; Puberty onset; semen quality; sex hormones

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; INHIBIN B; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DENMARK; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME VARIABLE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SELF REPORT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM QUALITY; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TESTIS DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT; BLOOD; CELL SHAPE; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SPERMATOZOON; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; CELL SHAPE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PUBERTY; SELF REPORT; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SEX HORMONE-BINDING GLOBULIN; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TESTOSTERONE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84981289176     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dew122     Document Type: Article

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