The Clinical Utility of Sperm DNA Integrity Testing: a Guideline

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Journal Fertil Steril

Specialty Reproductive Medicine

Date 2013 Feb 9

PMID 23391408

Citations 87

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Abstract

Sperm DNA damage is more common in infertile men and may contribute to poor reproductive performance. However, current methods for assessing sperm DNA integrity do not reliably predict treatment outcomes and cannot be recommended routinely for clinical use.

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