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Ejaculatory Dysfunction

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Male Infertility

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Successful male reproductive function requires the integration of a great many functions: hormonal input to support the development of ductal structures and initiation and maintenance of spermatogenesis; erectile function from hormonal, neural, and vascular systems required for sexual intercourse; and ejaculatory function from a variety of neural sources to allow the delivery of the semen.

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  1. Department of Sexual and Reproductive Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48108, USA

    Dana A. Ohl & Susanne A. Quallich

  2. Department of Urology, Herlev Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Jens Sønksen

  3. The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33101, USA

    Nancy L. Brackett

  4. Department of Urology, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL, 33101, USA

    Charles M. Lynne

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Ohl, D.A., Quallich, S.A., Sønksen, J., Brackett, N.L., Lynne, C.M. (2011). Ejaculatory Dysfunction. In: Sabanegh, E. (eds) Male Infertility. Current Clinical Urology. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-60761-193-6_4

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