Sperm DNA fragmentation and mitochondrial membrane potential combined are better for predicting natural conception than standard sperm parameters

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 105, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 637-644.e1

  Malić Vončina, Slacrossed ^a   Golob, Barbara ^a   Ihan, Alojz ^b   Kopitar, Andreja Nataša ^b   Kolbezen, Mojca ^a   Zorn, Branko ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Male infertility; natural conception; semen analysis; sperm DNA fragmentation; sperm mitochondrial membrane potential

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MITOCHONDRIAL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NATURAL CONCEPTION; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CELL SHAPE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY, MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; SPERMATOZOON; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AREA UNDER CURVE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CELL SHAPE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL, MITOCHONDRIAL; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM COUNT; SPERM MOTILITY; SPERMATOZOA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959303203     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: 15565653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.11.037     Document Type: Article

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