Sperm DNA fragmentation testing: Summary evidence and clinical practice recommendations

SC Esteves, A Zini, RM Coward, DP Evenson… - Andrologia, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
We herein summarise the evidence concerning the impact of sperm DNA fragmentation in
various clinical infertility scenarios and the advances on sperm DNA fragmentation tests …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing: practice recommendations based on clinical scenarios

A Agarwal, A Majzoub, SC Esteves, E Ko… - Translational …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) has been generally acknowledged as a valuable tool for
male fertility evaluation. While its detrimental implications on sperm function were …

[HTML][HTML] Role of sperm DNA fragmentation in male factor infertility: A systematic review

CL Cho, A Agarwal - Arab journal of urology, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To summarise the latest evidence on the role of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF)
in male factor infertility, as SDF has been emerging as a valuable tool for male infertility …

[HTML][HTML] Are varicoceles associated with increased deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation?

A Zini, G Dohle - Fertility and sterility, 2011 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To perform a literature search on the association between varicocele and
sperm DNA fragmentation. DESIGN: Systematic review. PATIENT (S): Men with a varicocele …

[HTML][HTML] The Society for Translational Medicine: clinical practice guidelines for sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility

A Agarwal, CL Cho, A Majzoub… - … andrology and urology, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) testing has been emerging as a valuable tool for male
fertility evaluation. While the essential role of sperm DNA integrity in human reproduction …

Pathophysiology of varicocele in male infertility in the era of assisted reproductive technology

K Shiraishi, H Matsuyama… - International journal of …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Varicocele is the most common and treatable cause of male infertility. Studies of a rat
experimental left varicocele model and human testicular biopsy samples have shown the …

Does varicocele repair improve conventional semen parameters? A meta-analytic study of before-after data

R Cannarella, R Shah, TAAAM Hamoda… - The World Journal …, 2023 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Purpose The purpose of this meta-analysis is to study the impact of varicocele repair in the
largest cohort of infertile males with clinical varicocele by including all available studies, with …

Effect of varicocele on semen characteristics according to the new 2010 World Health Organization criteria: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Agarwal, R Sharma, A Harlev… - Asian journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
This study investigated the effects of varicocele on semen parameters in infertile men based
on the new 2010 World Health Organization laboratory manual for the examination of …

Effect of smoking on sperm vitality, DNA integrity, seminal oxidative stress, zinc in fertile men

EA Taha, AM Ez-Aldin, SK Sayed, NM Ghandour… - Urology, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the effect of smoking on sperm vitality, sperm DNA integrity, semen
reactive oxygen species, and zinc levels in fertile men. METHODS: One-hundred sixty men …

[HTML][HTML] The andrological landscape in the twenty-first century: making sense of the advances in male infertility management for the busy clinicians

A Motawi, A Crafa, T Hamoda, R Shah… - International Journal of …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Male infertility represents a significant global problem due to its essential health, social, and
economic implications. It is unsurprising that scientific research is very active in this area and …