ArticleJournal of personalized medicine2023
How Well Do Semen Analysis Parameters Correlate with Sperm DNA Fragmentation? A Retrospective Study from 2567 Semen Samples Analyzed by the Halosperm Test.
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- Comparing Methods for Sperm DNA Fragmentation Detection.Advances in experimental medicine and biology · 2026Review
- Development and validation of a machine learning model for sperm DNA fragmentation rate in infertile men: a multicenter retrospective study.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Article
- Relationship Between Vitamin D Level and DNA Fragmentation Index of Sperm in Men Referred to Omid Infertility Center in Hamadan-Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2025Article
- Abnormal sperm tails correlate with the sperm DNA fragmentation index, irrespective of progressive motility, according to an analysis of 5125 semen reports.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2025Article
- Beneficial effects of oral antioxidant supplementation on semen quality parameters, reproductive hormones, and sperm DNA integrity in men with idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia.Clinical and experimental reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Oligoasthenoteratozoospermia Patients Using Two Different Techniques: TUNEL and Sperm Chromatin Dispersion Assays.Galen medical journal · 2024Article
- The Sperm DNA Fragmentation Assay with SDF Level Less Than 15% Provides a Useful Prediction for Clinical Pregnancy and Live Birth for Women Aged under 40 Years.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Male Clinical Parameters (Age, Stature, Weight, Body Mass Index, Smoking History, Alcohol Consumption) Bear Minimal Relationship to the Level of Sperm DNA Fragmentation.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Evaluation of Sperm DNA Fragmentation Using Halosperm Technique after the Freezing-Thawing Process in Men: A Study on the Validation of the SCD Protocol.Journal of reproduction & infertilityArticle
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Abstract
Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) levels have been measured in the workup for in vitro fertilization (IVF) at PIVET since 2007, with the Halosperm test having replaced the previous sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) since 2013. Of 2624 semen samples analyzed for the Halosperm test, 57 were excluded as the sperm concentration was <5 million/mL, a level too low for accurate testing, leaving 2567 samples for assessment within this study. The SDF rates were categorized in 5 sperm DNA fragmentation indices (DFI), ranging from <5% to levels >30%, and these categories were correlated with the respective semen analysis profiles and two clinical parameters, namely the age of the male and the ejaculatory abstinence period prior to the sample. The results showed a significant correlation with male age (r = 0.088;
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