Sperm DNA fragmentation abnormalities in men from couples with a history of recurrent miscarriage

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 379-383

  Leach, Mikaela ^a   Aitken, Robert J ^b   Sacks, Gavin ^a,c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c ST GEORGE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN   (Australia)

^e IVFAustralia   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA damage; DNA Fragmentation; recurrent miscarriage; recurrent spontaneous abortion; sperm

Indexed keywords

DNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; AUSTRALIA; GENETICS; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOON;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERMATOZOA;

EID: 84938740713     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12373     Document Type: Article

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