Diagnostic value of sperm DNA fragmentation and sperm high-magnification for predicting outcome of assisted reproduction treatment

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 790-794

  López, Gemma ^a   Lafuente, Rafael ^a   Checa, Miguel A ^a,b   Carreras, Ramón ^b   Brassesco, Mario ^a  

^a Centro de Infertilidad y Reproduccion Humana   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

DNA fragmentation; high magnification; IVF; vacuoles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELL VACUOLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREGNANCY RATE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84887227778     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/aja.2013.81     Document Type: Article

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