semen: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - ‘Semen Contains Vitality and Heredity, Not Germs’: Seminal Discourse in the AIDS Era. Sep 24, 2026
Add new Web site: Stony Brook Medicine - Understanding Semen Analysis. Jan 16, 2026
Add new Web site: The Royal Society Publishing - Interface Focus - Semen rheology and its relation to male infertility. Oct 22, 2025
Add new Web site: American Association for the Advancement of Science - Science - Semen's Secret Ingredient. Aug 29, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN - What your semen says about your health. Jun 11, 2025
Add new Web site: Mustansiriyah University - Semen analysis (PDF). Apr 14, 2025
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Semen. Feb 15, 2025
Add new Web site: CORE - Semen analysis - what a clinician should know (PDF). Sep 14, 2024
Add new Web site: Scientific Reports - Semen microbiota are dramatically altered in men with abnormal sperm parameters. Jun 19, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - ‘Semen Contains Vitality and Heredity, Not Germs’: Seminal Discourse in the AIDS Era. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - ‘Semen Contains Vitality and Heredity, Not Germs’: Seminal Discourse in the AIDS Era. Mar 28, 2024
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - Semen Analysis. Oct 17, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - How many Nutrients are in Semen? Aug 08, 2023
Add new Web site: Medicine LibreTexts - Semen. May 17, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Health - What Your Semen Says About Your Health. Oct 25, 2022
Add new Web site: Healthline -12 Widely Believed Sperm Facts That Are Actually False. Aug 22, 2022
Added an image showing human sperm cells. May 27, 2020
Clarified text to note that sperm production occurs in sexually mature males. Mar 11, 2015
Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Healthguide - Semen Analysis. Sep 23, 2008
Article revised. Jan 12, 2000
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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