Varicocele Is Associated with Impaired Semen Quality and Reproductive Hormone Levels: A Study of 7035 Healthy Young Men from Six European Countries

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Jakob Damsgaard; Ulla Nordström Joensen; Elisabeth Carlsen; Juris Ērenpreiss; Martin Blomberg Jensen; Valentinas Matulevičius; Birutė Žilaitienė; Inge A. Olesen; Antti Perheentupa; Margus Punab; Andrea Salzbrunn; Jorma Toppari; Helena E. Virtanen; Anders Juul; Niels E. Skakkebæk; Niels Jørgensen
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