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

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  1. Urology Department, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK

    Amr Hawary, Richard Taylor & Richard Napier-Hemy

  2. Andrology Labs, Department of Reproductive Medicine, St Mary’s Hospital, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL, UK

    Anne McEwans

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Hawary, A., Taylor, R., McEwans, A. et al. Change of semen quality after foreign travel: a rare presentation of genital schistosomiasis. Int Urol Nephrol 44, 51–53 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-010-9816-6

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