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 …

A systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the effect of sperm DNA damage on in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome

L Simon, A Zini, A Dyachenko, A Ciampi… - Asian journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Sperm DNA damage is prevalent among infertile men and is known to influence natural
reproduction. However, the impact of sperm DNA damage on assisted reproduction …

[HTML][HTML] Male subfertility and oxidative stress

EPP Evans, JTM Scholten, A Mzyk… - Redox biology, 2021 - Elsevier
To date 15% of couples are suffering from infertility with 45–50% of males being
responsible. With an increase in paternal age as well as various environmental and lifestyle …

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 …

Sperm selection in natural conception: what can we learn from Mother Nature to improve assisted reproduction outcomes?

D Sakkas, M Ramalingam, N Garrido… - Human reproduction …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND In natural conception only a few sperm cells reach the ampulla or the site of
fertilization. This population is a selected group of cells since only motile cells can pass …

Microfluidic sorting selects sperm for clinical use with reduced DNA damage compared to density gradient centrifugation with swim-up in split semen samples

MM Quinn, L Jalalian, S Ribeiro, K Ona… - Human …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
STUDY QUESTION Does microfluidic sorting improve the selection of sperm with lower DNA
fragmentation over standard density-gradient centrifugation? SUMMARY ANSWER …

Single and double strand sperm DNA damage: different reproductive effects on male fertility

J Ribas-Maynou, J Benet - Genes, 2019 - mdpi.com
Reproductive diseases have become a growing worldwide problem and male factor plays
an important role in the reproductive diagnosis, prognosis and design of assisted …

[HTML][HTML] A systematic review identifying fertility biomarkers in semen: a clinical approach through omics to diagnose male infertility

M Llavanera, A Delgado-Bermudez, J Ribas-Maynou… - Fertility and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Objective To identify the most robust molecular biomarkers in sperm and seminal plasma for
the diagnosis of male infertility, and to evaluate their clinical use. Design Systematic review …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Double-stranded sperm DNA damage is a cause of delay in embryo development and can impair implantation rates

A Casanovas, J Ribas-Maynou, S Lara-Cerrillo… - Fertility and sterility, 2019 - Elsevier
Objective To analyze the effect of single-and double-stranded sperm DNA fragmentation
(ssSDF and dsSDF) on human embryo kinetics monitored under a time-lapse system …