Sperm DNA fragmentation testing: Summary evidence and clinical practice recommendations

SC Esteves, A Zini, RM Coward, DP Evenson… - Andrologia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We herein summarise the evidence concerning the impact of sperm DNA fragmentation in
various clinical infertility scenarios and the advances on sperm DNA fragmentation tests …

[HTML][HTML] Sperm DNA fragmentation: a new guideline for clinicians

A Agarwal, A Majzoub, S Baskaran… - The world journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sperm DNA integrity is crucial for fertilization and development of healthy offspring. The
spermatozoon undergoes extensive molecular remodeling of its nucleus during later phases …

Clinical implications of sperm DNA damage in IVF and ICSI: updated systematic review and meta‐analysis

J Ribas‐Maynou, M Yeste, N Becerra‐Tomás… - Biological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The clinical effect of sperm DNA damage in assisted reproduction has been a controversial
topic during recent decades, leading to a variety of clinical practice recommendations. While …

Genetic mechanisms of fertilization failure and early embryonic arrest: a comprehensive review

Y Wei, J Wang, R Qu, W Zhang, Y Tan… - Human …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Infertility and pregnancy loss are longstanding problems. Successful
fertilization and high-quality embryos are prerequisites for an ongoing pregnancy. Studies …

Oxidation of sperm DNA and male infertility

L Rashki Ghaleno, AR Alizadeh, JR Drevet… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
One important reason for male infertility is oxidative stress and its destructive effects on
sperm structures and functions. The particular composition of the sperm membrane, rich in …

Sperm selection with hyaluronic acid improved live birth outcomes among older couples and was connected to sperm DNA quality, potentially affecting all treatment …

R West, A Coomarasamy, L Frew, R Hutton… - Human …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION What effects did treatment using hyaluronic acid (HA) binding/selection
prior to ICSI have on clinical outcomes in the Hyaluronic Acid Binding sperm Selection …

An update on clinical and surgical interventions to reduce sperm DNA fragmentation in infertile men

SC Esteves, D Santi, M Simoni - Andrology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Sperm chromatin integrity is essential for normal embryo development and
pregnancy outcome. Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) testing constitutes a diagnostic tool to …

Sperm DNA integrity does play a crucial role for embryo development after ICSI, notably when good-quality oocytes from young donors are used

J Ribas-Maynou, S Novo, M Torres, A Salas-Huetos… - Biological Research, 2022 - Springer
Based on the inconsistent literature published thus far involving infertile patients, whether
intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) allows overcoming total fertilization failure due to …

Oxidative stress in male infertility: causes, effects in assisted reproductive techniques, and protective support of antioxidants

J Ribas-Maynou, M Yeste - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
The spermatozoon is a highly specialized cell, whose main function is the transport of the
intact male genetic material into the oocyte. During its formation and transit throughout male …

Osteoarthritis and toll-like receptors: when innate immunity meets chondrocyte apoptosis

G Barreto, M Manninen, K K. Eklund - Biology, 2020 - mdpi.com
Osteoarthritis (OA) has long been viewed as a degenerative disease of cartilage, but
accumulating evidence indicates that inflammation has a critical role in its pathogenesis. In …