The impact of coexisting sperm DNA fragmentation and seminal oxidative stress on the outcome of varicocelectomy in infertile patients: A prospective controlled study

Arab Journal of Urology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 131-139

  Abdelbaki, Shabieb A ^a   Sabry, Jehan H ^a   Al Adl, Ahmed M ^a   Sabry, Hanan H ^b  

^a BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Infertility; Oxidative stress; Sperm DNA damage; Varicocele

Indexed keywords

CELL NUCLEUS DNA; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; DNA DAMAGE; DNA DENATURATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA FRAGMENTATION INDEX; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLOW UP; GENE AND NUCLEIC ACID PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; OPEN STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OXIDATIVE STRESS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEMEN ABNORMALITY; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON COUNT; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SURGICAL PATIENT; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TOTAL ANTIOXIDANT CAPACITY; VARICOCELE; VARICOCELECTOMY;

EID: 85017101739     PISSN: 2090598X     EISSN: 20905998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aju.2017.03.002     Document Type: Article

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