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ArticleInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

Sperm DNA Fragmentation Impairs Early Embryo Development but Is Not Predictive of Pregnancy Outcomes: Insights from 870 ICSI Cycles.

Tomasz Machałowski, Julita Machałowska, Kamil Gill, Maciej Ziętek, Małgorzata Piasecka, Grzegorz Mrugacz, Przemysław Ciepiela

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Article in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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7 authors.

Tomasz MachałowskiDepartment of Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-6595-8250
Julita MachałowskaBocian Fertility Clinic, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Brama Portowa 1, 70-225 Szczecin, Poland.
Kamil GillDepartment of Histology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-1655-5065
Maciej ZiętekDepartment of Perinatology, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin, 70-204 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7729-0670
Małgorzata PiaseckaDepartment of Histology and Developmental Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Pomeranian Medical University, 71-210 Szczecin, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-5914-2121
Grzegorz MrugaczBocian Fertility Clinic, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Brama Portowa 1, 70-225 Szczecin, Poland.
Przemysław CiepielaBocian Fertility Clinic, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Brama Portowa 1, 70-225 Szczecin, Poland.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) is increasingly regarded as a biomarker of male infertility, but its predictive value for intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) outcomes remains controversial. This retrospective cohort study analyzed 870 fresh single-blastocyst ICSI cycles performed between January 2023 and December 2024. SDF was measured using the Sperm Chromatin Dispersion test and patients were categorized into low (SDF ≤ 20%,

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DNA FragmentationEmbryonic DevelopmentSpermatozoaSperm Injections, IntracytoplasmicAdultBlastocystFemaleHumansInfertility, MaleMalePregnancyPregnancy OutcomePregnancy RateRetrospective StudiesSemen Analysisblastocyst formationclinical pregnancyembryo developmentembryo qualityfertilization rateintracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)male infertilityreproductive outcomessperm DNA fragmentation

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PMID40869243
PMCPMC12386859

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