The effect of sperm DNA fragmentation on live birth rate after IVF or ICSI: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Reproductive BioMedicine Online

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 120-127

  Osman, A ^a   Alsomait, H ^a   Seshadri, S ^a   El Toukhy, T ^a   Khalaf, Y ^a  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

infertility; IVF; sperm DNA damage; sperm DNA fragmentation

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; METABOLISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; SPERMATOZOON;

DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; SPERMATOZOA; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84922600191     PISSN: 14726483     EISSN: 14726491     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2014.10.018     Document Type: Review

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