[HTML][HTML] Reproductive outcomes of testicular versus ejaculated sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection among men with high levels of DNA fragmentation in semen …

SC Esteves, M Roque, CK Bradley, N Garrido - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To compare sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) levels between testicular and
ejaculated sperm and to evaluate outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with …

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection: state of the art in humans

GD Palermo, CL O'neill, S Chow, S Cheung… - …, 2017 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Among infertile couples, 25% involve both male and female factors, while male factor alone
accounts for another 25% due to oligo-, astheno-, teratozoospermia, a combination of the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of sperm DNA fragmentation on embryo development: clinical and biological aspects

CA Sedó, M Bilinski, D Lorenzi, H Uriondo… - JBRA assisted …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of sperm DNA fragmentation on
fertilization rate, embryo development (blastulation rate), and pregnancy outcomes for ICSI …

Oxidative stress status and sperm DNA fragmentation in fertile and infertile men

M Dorostghoal, SR Kazeminejad, N Shahbazian… - Andrologia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Evidence suggests that disturbing the balance between reactive oxygen species levels and
antioxidant contents in seminal plasma leads to oxidative stress resulting in male infertility …

Male obesity: epigenetic origin and effects in sperm and offspring

S Houfflyn, C Matthys, A Soubry - Current molecular biology reports, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The prevalence of obesity has increased substantially in the
current generations of Western countries, and the burden of obesity-related complications …

Testicular versus ejaculated spermatozoa in ICSI cycles of normozoospermic men with high sperm DNA fragmentation and previous ART failures

EG Pabuçcu, GS Caglar, S Tangal, AH Haliloglu… - Andrologia, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
As a part of male assessment, conventional sperm parameters including morphologic
features have been dedicated as major factors influencing fertilisation and pregnancy rates …

Paternal contribution to development: sperm genetic damage and repair in fish

MP Herráez, J Ausió, A Devaux, S González-Rojo… - Aquaculture, 2017 - Elsevier
In this review we provide an overview of the components of the spermatozoa playing an
important role in reproductive success beyond fertilization, showing the relationship …

Sperm DNA fragmentation index does not correlate with blastocyst aneuploidy or morphological grading

I Gat, K Tang, K Quach, V Kuznyetsov, R Antes… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
High DNA fragmentation index (DFI) may be associated with poor outcome after IVF. Our
aim was to determine whether DFI impacts blastocyst quality or clinical outcome. This …

Magnetic‐activated cell sorting before density gradient centrifugation improves recovery of high‐quality spermatozoa

TS Berteli, MG Da Broi, WP Martins, RA Ferriani… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have evaluated the use of magnetic‐activated cell sorting (MACS) to reduce
apoptotic spermatozoa and improve sperm quality. However, the efficiency of using MACS …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing: concise practice recommendations

CL Cho, A Agarwal, A Majzoub… - … Andrology and Urology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sperm DNA integrity is generally acknowledged as an essential component for human
reproduction. While the negative impact of high sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) on …