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International Urology and Nephrology
Published in: International Urology and Nephrology 1/2012

01-02-2012 | Urology – Case Report

Change of semen quality after foreign travel: a rare presentation of genital schistosomiasis

Authors: Amr Hawary, Richard Taylor, Anne McEwans, Richard Napier-Hemy

Published in: International Urology and Nephrology | Issue 1/2012

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In contemporary practice, changes in the nature of ejaculate are becoming an increasingly common presentation. Differential diagnoses include prostatic calculi, purulent sexually transmitted infections and acute prostatitis. Ejaculate changes are typically accompanied by other urological or infective symptoms. …
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Metadata
Title
Change of semen quality after foreign travel: a rare presentation of genital schistosomiasis
Authors
Amr Hawary
Richard Taylor
Anne McEwans
Richard Napier-Hemy
Publication date
01-02-2012
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Published in
International Urology and Nephrology / Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0301-1623
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2584
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-010-9816-6

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