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rdf:type |
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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1993-11-9
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pubmed:abstractText |
The pattern of spermaturia in boys at different stages of puberty was investigated. Fractionated 24 hour urine was collected for nine consecutive days from eight boys aged 13-14 years and 10 boys aged 15-17 years. Spermatozoa were detected by microscopic examination of the sediment. Sex characteristics were recorded. Fifty five per cent of all urine samples were positive for sperm and all boys showed spermaturia. A large variation in spermaturia was found between and within boys at the same stage of puberty. Spermaturia was a more common and regular event during early and mid-puberty than in more mature subjects. This indicates that the mechanism of spermaturia in early and late puberty could be different. It is suggested that spermaturia in non-virilised boys could be a result of a spontaneous, continuous flow of spermatozoa to the urethra in contrast with the peristaltic flow during ejaculation occurring at a later stage of puberty.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
1468-2044
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
69
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
384-7
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
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pubmed:year |
1993
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Spermaturia and puberty.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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