Sperm DNA fragmentation, recurrent implantation failure and recurrent miscarriage

Asian Journal of Andrology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 681-685

  Coughlan, Carol ^a   Clarke, Helen ^b   Cutting, Rachel ^b   Saxton, Jane ^b   Waite, Sarah ^a   Ledger, William ^c   Li, Tinchiu ^b   Pacey, Allan A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Level 1 Jessop Wing   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

DNA; recurrent implantation failure; recurrent miscarriage; sperm

Indexed keywords

DNA; CHROMATIN;

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT IMPLANTATION FAILURE; SPERM; SPERM CHROMATIN DISPERSION TEST; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT FAILURE; TUNEL ASSAY; CHROMATIN; GENETICS; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; METABOLISM; NIDATION; PREGNANCY; RECURRENT ABORTION; SPERMATOZOON;

ABORTION, HABITUAL; ADULT; CENTRIFUGATION, DENSITY GRADIENT; CHROMATIN; DNA FRAGMENTATION; EMBRYO IMPLANTATION; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; IN SITU NICK-END LABELING; MALE; PREGNANCY; SPERMATOZOA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 84973454165     PISSN: 1008682X     EISSN: 17457262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1008-682X.144946     Document Type: Conference Paper

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