Evaluation of sperm chromatin structure and DNA strand breaks is an important part of clinical male fertility assessment.

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1. The role of sperm DNA fragmentation testing in predicting IVF and PGT-A outcomes.Scientific reports · 2026
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2. Seminal dysbiosis in idiopathic male infertility: toward a seminal dysbiosis-inflammatory/oxidative endophenotype-SDF axis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026
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3. Cryopreservation increases sperm DNA fragmentation in normozoospermic Libyan men: the role of oxidative stress and the protective effect of melatonin.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2025
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4. Performing a sperm DNA fragmentation test in addition to semen examination based on the WHO criteria can be a more accurate diagnosis of IVF outcomes.BMC urology · 2023
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5. Evaluation of selected semen parameters and biomarkers of male infertility - preliminary study.F1000Research · 2022
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6. Advances in sperm analysis: techniques, discoveries and applications.Nature reviews. Urology · 2021
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7. Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Leads to Impaired Semen Parameters, Increased Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Unfavorable Changes of Sperm Protamine mRNA Ratio.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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8. The Negative Impact of Varicocele on Basic Semen Parameters, Sperm Nuclear DNA Dispersion and Oxidation-Reduction Potential in Semen.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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9. Microbiological Evaluation and Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Semen Samples of Patients Undergoing Fertility Investigation.Genes · 2021
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10. Sperm DNA fragmentation testing: Summary evidence and clinical practice recommendations.Andrologia · 2021
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11. Sperm chromatin structure assay versus sperm chromatin dispersion kits: Technical repeatability and choice of assisted reproductive technology procedure.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2020
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12. Relationship between sperm morphology and sperm DNA dispersion.Translational andrology and urology · 2020
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13. Utility and Predictive Value of Human Standard Semen Parameters and Sperm DNA Dispersion for Fertility Potential.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019
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14. Sperm DNA integrity in adult survivors of paediatric leukemia and lymphoma: A pilot study on the impact of age and type of treatment.PloS one · 2019
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15. Extended indications for sperm retrieval: summary of current literature.F1000Research · 2019
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16. Can the SCD test and terminal uridine nick-end labeling by flow cytometry technique (TUNEL/FCM) be used interchangeably to measure sperm DNA damage in routine laboratory practice?Basic and clinical andrology · 2019
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17. The effect of human sperm chromatin maturity on ICSI outcomes.Human cell · 2018
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18. A Strengths-Weaknesses-Opportunities-Threats (SWOT) analysis on the clinical utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing in specific male infertility scenarios.Translational andrology and urology · 2017
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19. A single cut-off value of sperm DNA fragmentation testing does not fit all.Translational andrology and urology · 2017
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20. The Impact of Bacteriospermia on Semen Parameters Among Infertile Egyptian Men: A Case-Control Study.American journal of men's health
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  A single cut-off value of sperm DNA fragmentation testing does not fit all.2017
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  Clinical utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing: practice recommendations based on clinical scenarios.2016

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