Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA®) for Fertility Assessment.

What it found

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Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

1. Abdominal Obesity, Testosterone Deficiency and Sedentary Lifestyle in Young Men from the General Population: The Relationship with Semen Quality, Hormonal and Metabolic Status.Biomedicines · 2026
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2. Human pyriform sperm heads in infertile men and assisted reproductive technology outcomes: a retrospective cohort study based on propensity score matching.Asian journal of andrology · 2026
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3. Sperm DNA fragmentation and its impact on pregnancy outcomes: a narrative review focusing on threshold definition and clinical strategies.Translational andrology and urology · 2026
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4. The Effects of Alpha-Lipoic Acid Supplement on Sperm Parameters and DNA Fragmentation in Couples with Recurrent Pregnancy Loss: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of fertility & sterility · 2026
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5. Sperm DNA fragmentation: how to test, when to test, and what to do with abnormal results-a pragmatic mini-review for clinical practice.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2026
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6. Climate, Fertility and Oxidative Stress: Systemic and Localized Responses Associated with Ambient Heat-Induced Subfertility in Stallions.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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7. Integrating Sperm Microscopy, Environmental Exposures, and Lifestyle Factors for Male Fertility Analysis: Protocol for the Nippon Semen and Environmental Exposure Database (N-SEED) Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR research protocols · 2026
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8. The role of nGPx4 in resisting DEHP-induced DNA damage and reducing caspase-independent cell death in male germ cells.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2026
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9. Oxidative Stress, Sperm DNA Fragmentation, or Both? Optimizing Test Selection in Male Infertility Evaluation.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026
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10. Evaluation of Sperm Quality by Flow Cytometry: Sequential Protocols for DNA Fragmentation and Acrosome Reaction in Membrane-Intact Spermatozoa.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2026
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11. Development and validation of a machine learning model for sperm DNA fragmentation rate in infertile men: a multicenter retrospective study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026
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12. Comparing Methods for Sperm DNA Fragmentation Detection.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026
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13. IGF2BP3 recognizes mThe EMBO journal · 2026
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14. Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D and Sperm DNA Fragmentation Index In Men Referred For Infertility: A Cross-Sectional Study of 783 Patients.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2025
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15. Relationships Between Metabolism of Cryopreserved Equine Sperm Determined by the Seahorse Analyzer and Sperm Characteristics Measured by Flow Cytometry and Computer-Assisted Analysis of Motility.Veterinary sciences · 2025
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16. Enhancing Stallion Semen Cryopreservation: Selected Antioxidant Extracts and Sperm Freezability.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025
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17. Type of Extender and Equilibration Time as Factors Affecting Post-Thaw Quality Characteristics of Turkey Semen.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025
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18. Non-human primates as a translational model for the study of male reproductive health.Nature reviews. Urology · 2025
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19. Acrosomal Status and PARP-1 Nuclear Markers Could Improve Discrimination of Potential Fertility in Good-Quality Boar Semen Doses.Reproduction in domestic animals = Zuchthygiene · 2025
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20. Role of intra-individual variation in the detection of thresholds for DFI and for misclassification rates: A retrospective analysis of 14,775 SCSAAndrology · 2025
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Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

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