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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2024

Seminal Oxidative Stress and Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Men from Couples with Infertility or Unexplained Recurrent Pregnancy Loss.

Johanne Mejlholm Kold Rasmussen, Maya Isabella Riise Dalgaard, Hiva Alipour, Fereshteh Dardmeh, Ole Bjarne Christiansen

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Association between sperm parameters and recurrent pregnancy loss in infertile couples: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Johanne Mejlholm Kold RasmussenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aalborg University Hospital, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0003-2747-4057
Maya Isabella Riise DalgaardDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aalborg University Hospital, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-4915-4081
Hiva AlipourRegenerative Medicine, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, 9260 Gistrup, Denmark.ORCID 0000-0002-8500-4208
Fereshteh DardmehRegenerative Medicine, Department of Health Science and Technology, Aalborg University, 9260 Gistrup, Denmark.
Ole Bjarne ChristiansenDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Aalborg University Hospital, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark.
Aalborg University Hospital · DKAalborg University · DK

Funding

Aalborg University Internal grantAalborg University Hospital Internal grant"Probiotic Research Initiative™" at Aalborg University (supported by ADM Denmark) Internal grant
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: This case-control study examined whether men from couples with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) or infertility exhibited higher seminal oxidative stress (OS) and sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) compared to fertile controls. (2) Methods: The study included 30 participants from each group: unexplained RPL, unexplained infertility, and proven fertility. Data were collected at Aalborg University Hospital tertiary RPL and fertility treatment clinics (Aalborg, Denmark), excluding couples with mixed conditions for homogeneity. Semen samples were analyzed using computer-aided sperm analysis (CASA) for concentration, motility, and morphology. SDF was assessed via a CASA-based sperm chromatin dispersion test. OS was measured as static oxidation-reduction potential (sORP). (3) Results: The results showed no significant OS differences between groups. The RPL group had significantly lower SDF levels than the control group. A significant positive correlation between SDF and OS was observed in the infertility group. Overall, this study did not find significant differences in OS levels between men from couples with unexplained RPL or infertility and fertile controls, while SDF levels were lower in the RPL group compared to controls. (4) Conclusion: In conclusion, despite the existing literature suggesting that OS and SDF are negative prognostic factors, our findings suggest they may not be reliable diagnostic markers for RPL and infertility.

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idiopathic infertilityrecurrent pregnancy lossseminal oxidative stresssperm DNA Fragmentationsperm quality

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PMID38337527
PMCPMC10856715
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