Sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility work-up: Are we ready?

Translational Andrology and Urology

Volumn 6, Issue , 2017, Pages S580-S582

  Borini, Andrea ^a   Tarozzi, Nicoletta ^a   Nadalini, Marco ^a  

^a Family and Fertility Center   (Italy)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DNA REPAIR; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION; MALE; MALE INFERTILITY; MICROINJECTION; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; SEMEN ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPERM; SPERMATOZOON DENSITY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UROGENITAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

EID: 85030454421     PISSN: 22234683     EISSN: 22234691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.21037/tau.2017.03.81     Document Type: Note

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