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Testicular Dysfunction in Systemic Diseases

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Abstract

Men value highly their reproductive health as part of a full life. Consequently its preservation is an essential consideration in medical care and dissatisfaction can be anticipated should the focus on the presenting disease and its treatment neglect the often unstated, but nevertheless deeply felt, men's expectations that they retain full reproductive functions.

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Sartorius, G.A., Handelsman, D.J. (2010). Testicular Dysfunction in Systemic Diseases. In: Nieschlag, E., Behre, H.M., Nieschlag, S. (eds) Andrology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-78355-8_18

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