Semen

"Semen" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The thick, yellowish-white, viscid fluid secretion of male reproductive organs discharged upon ejaculation. In addition to reproductive organ secretions, it contains SPERMATOZOA and their nutrient plasma.

Descriptor ID	D012661
MeSH Number(s)	A12.200.732
Concept/Terms	Semen Semen Seminal Plasma Seminal Plasma Plasma, Seminal

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Anatomy [A]
Fluids and Secretions [A12]
Bodily Secretions [A12.200]
Semen [A12.200.732]

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Bar chart showing 14 publications over 11 distinct years, with a maximum of 2 publications in 1993 and 2016 and 2021

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1993	1	1	2
1995	0	1	1
1998	1	0	1
2001	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2006	1	0	1
2016	2	0	2
2017	1	0	1
2020	0	1	1
2021	1	1	2
2022	1	0	1

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Vagios S, Sacha CR, Hammer KC, Fitz VW, Dimitriadis I, Souter I, Bormann CL. The effect of semen collection at home on intrauterine insemination outcomes. Andrology. 2022 Jul; 10(5):863-870.

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Kofman A, Linderman S, Su K, Purpura LJ, Ervin E, Brown S, Morales-Betoulle M, Graziano J, Cannon DL, Klena JD, Desamu-Thorpe R, Fankhauser J, Orone R, Moses S, Glaybo U, Massaquoi M, Nyenswah T, Nichol ST, Kollie J, Kiawu A, Freeman E, Giah G, Tony H, Faikai M, Jawara M, Kamara K, Kamara S, Flowers B, Mohammed K, Chiriboga D, Williams DE, Hinrichs SH, Ahmed R, Vonhm B, Rollin PE, Choi MJ. Characteristics of Ebola Virus Disease Survivor Blood and Semen in Liberia: Serology and Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR). Clin Infect Dis. 2021 12 06; 73(11):e3641-e3646.

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Sacha CR, Vagios S, Hammer K, Fitz V, Souter I, Bormann CL. The effect of semen collection location and time to processing on sperm parameters and early IVF/ICSI outcomes. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Jun; 38(6):1449-1457.

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Abou Ghayda R, Sergeyev O, Burns JS, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Smigulina L, Dikov Y, Hauser R, Mínguez-Alarcón L. Peripubertal serum concentrations of organochlorine pesticides and semen parameters in Russian young men. Environ Int. 2020 11; 144:106085.

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Kohn TP, Ohlander SJ, Jacob JS, Griffin TM, Lipshultz LI, Pastuszak AW. The Effect of Subclinical Varicocele on Pregnancy Rates and Semen Parameters: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Curr Urol Rep. 2018 May 17; 19(7):53.

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Lindaman LA, Pilsner JR, Kroll-Desrosiers AR, Haskell S, Brandt CA, Mattocks KM. Semen Quality Parameters Among U.S. Veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation New Dawn. Mil Med. 2017 05; 182(5):e1775-e1781.

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Mínguez-Alarcón L, Sergeyev O, Burns JS, Williams PL, Lee MM, Korrick SA, Smigulina L, Revich B, Hauser R. A Longitudinal Study of Peripubertal Serum Organochlorine Concentrations and Semen Parameters in Young Men: The Russian Children's Study. Environ Health Perspect. 2017 03; 125(3):460-466.

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Uyeki TM, Erickson BR, Brown S, McElroy AK, Cannon D, Gibbons A, Sealy T, Kainulainen MH, Schuh AJ, Kraft CS, Mehta AK, Lyon GM, Varkey JB, Ribner BS, Ellison RT, Carmody E, Nau GJ, Spiropoulou C, Nichol ST, Ströher U. Ebola Virus Persistence in Semen of Male Survivors. Clin Infect Dis. 2016 06 15; 62(12):1552-1555.

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Kiso WK, Selvaraj V, Nagashima J, Asano A, Brown JL, Schmitt DL, Leszyk J, Travis AJ, Pukazhenthi BS. Lactotransferrin in Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) seminal plasma correlates with semen quality. PLoS One. 2013; 8(8):e71033.

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Peters PJ, Sullivan WM, Duenas-Decamp MJ, Bhattacharya J, Ankghuambom C, Brown R, Luzuriaga K, Bell J, Simmonds P, Ball J, Clapham PR. Non-macrophage-tropic human immunodeficiency virus type 1 R5 envelopes predominate in blood, lymph nodes, and semen: implications for transmission and pathogenesis. J Virol. 2006 Jul; 80(13):6324-32.

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