Male reproductive organs are at risk from environmental hazards
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P-13: Male Reproductive Organs Are at Riskfrom Environmental Hazards
Background: Male reproductive disorders that are of interest from an environmental point of view include sexual dysfunction, infertility, cryptorchidism, hypospadias and testicular cancer. Several reports suggest declining sperm counts and increase of these reproductive disorders in some areas during some time periods past 50 years. Materials and Methods: Except for testicular cancer this evide...
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عنوان ژورنال: Asian Journal of Andrology
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1008-682X,1745-7262
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2009.83