Diseases

Male Infertility

The inability of the male to effect FERTILIZATION of an OVUM after a specified period of unprotected intercourse. Male sterility is permanent infertility.

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Abstract

The inability of the male to effect FERTILIZATION of an OVUM after a specified period of unprotected intercourse. Male sterility is permanent infertility.

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8 entry terms
  • Infertility, Male
  • Sterility, Male
  • Sub-Fertility, Male
  • Subfertility, Male
  • Male Sterility
  • Male Sub-Fertility
  • Male Subfertility
  • Sub Fertility, Male

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35 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

/chem ind permitted but not for testing of contraceptives

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History Note

83; was STERILITY, MALE 1963-82

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WP 575

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Male Infertility. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007248. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007248
  2. Male Infertility. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Male_infertility
  3. Male Infertility. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q280156