Sperm DNA integrity testing: Big halo is a good predictor of embryo quality and pregnancy after conventional IVF

Andrology

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 678-686

  Tandara, M ^a   Bajic A ^a   Tandara, L ^a   Bilic Zulle L ^b   Sunj M ^a   Kozina, V ^c   Goluza T ^c   Jukic M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL SPLIT   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RIJEKA   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Big halo; Conventional IVF; DFI; Embryo quality; Halosperm test; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO; EMBRYO QUALITY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY CONTROL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM DNA INTEGRITY; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; CYTOLOGY; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

ADULT; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGNOSIS; ROC CURVE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84906043594     PISSN: 20472919     EISSN: 20472927     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2047-2927.2014.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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