Sperm chromatin structure assay parameters are not related to fertilization rates, embryo quality, and pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection, but might be related to spontaneous abortion rates

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 352-359

  Lin, Ming Huei ^a,b   Kuo Kuang Lee, Robert ^a,c   Li, Sheng Hsiang ^a,b   Lu, Chung Hao ^a   Sun, Fang Ju ^a   Hwu, Yuh Ming ^a,b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

DFI; DNA fragmentation; HDS; ICSI; IVF; SCSA; Sperm chromatin structure assay; sperm parameter; spontaneous abortion

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EJACULATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIDATION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEMEN; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 47849088190     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.06.018     Document Type: Article

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