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 …

Diet and male fertility: the impact of nutrients and antioxidants on sperm energetic metabolism

A Ferramosca, V Zara - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Diet might affect male reproductive potential, but the biochemical mechanisms involved in
the modulation of sperm quality remain poorly understood. While a Western diet is …

Lifestyle and fertility: the influence of stress and quality of life on male fertility

A Ilacqua, G Izzo, GP Emerenziani, C Baldari… - Reproductive Biology …, 2018 - Springer
Background Male infertility is a widespread condition among couples. In about 50% of
cases, couple infertility is attributable to the male partner, mainly due to a failure in …

Contribution of semen to early embryo development: fertilization and beyond

M Vallet-Buisan, R Mecca, C Jones… - Human …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND It has long been thought that the factors affecting embryo and foetal
development were exclusively maternally derived; hence, if issues regarding fertility and …

[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 …

Sperm DNA fragmentation index as a promising predictive tool for male infertility diagnosis and treatment management–meta-analyses

D Santi, G Spaggiari, M Simoni - Reproductive biomedicine online, 2018 - Elsevier
Conventional semen analyses have limitations in male infertility diagnosis and prognosis.
Assessment of sperm DNA fragmentation (sDF) has been proposed to discriminate fertile …

Reasons for worldwide decline in male fertility

U Mann, B Shiff, P Patel - Current opinion in urology, 2020 - journals.lww.com
There exist substantial data to suggest a decline in sperm counts over time. Although
causative factors have yet to be fully elucidated, potential causes include, increased rates of …

Diet and sperm quality: Nutrients, foods and dietary patterns

A Salas-Huetos, ER James, KI Aston, TG Jenkins… - Reproductive …, 2019 - Elsevier
Human semen quality has declined worldwide in the last 40 years, by some accounts as
much as 50–60%, causing serious concerns and implications for human fertility. Even …

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 …

Association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet and semen quality parameters in male partners of couples attempting fertility

D Karayiannis, MD Kontogianni, C Mendorou… - Human …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Is adherence to the Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) associated with better
semen quality in men of subfertile couples attempting fertility? SUMMARY ANSWER Greater …