Sperm DNA quality predicts intrauterine insemination outcome: A prospective cohort study

Human Reproduction

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 3122-3128

  Duran, E H ^a   Morshedi, M ^a   Taylor, S ^a   Oehninger, S ^a  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Acridine orange; DNA fragmentation; DNA stability; Intrauterine insemination; Sperm

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; CLOMIFENE CITRATE; DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; DNA NUCLEOTIDYLEXOTRANSFERASE; GONADOTROPIN; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; SPERM DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; URIDINE DIPHOSPHATE;

ADULT; AGE; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; DEMOGRAPHY; DENATURATION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETIC STABILITY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEAT TOLERANCE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORPHOLOGY; NICK END LABELING; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; OVARY FOLLICLE; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PROTEIN QUALITY; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCTION; SAMPLE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; STAINING; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CHEMISTRY; CYTOLOGY; DRUG STABILITY; HEAT; MIDDLE AGED; PH; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; DNA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DRUG STABILITY; FEMALE; GONADOTROPINS; HEAT; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; INFERTILITY; INSEMINATION, ARTIFICIAL, HOMOLOGOUS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036906176     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/17.12.3122     Document Type: Article

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