BACKGROUND Semen quality is taken as a surrogate measure of male fecundity in clinical
andrology, male fertility, reproductive toxicology, epidemiology and pregnancy risk …

Semen analysis is the first step to identify male factor infertility. Standardized methods of
semen analysis are available allowing accurate assessment of sperm quality and …

I metodi qui riportati possono essere utilizzati come procedure operative standard non solo
dai laboratori di andrologia ma da ogni laboratorio che esegua l'esame del liquido …

BACKGROUND: The sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) has been suggested as a
predictor of fertility in vivo as well as in vitro. The available data however, have been based …

Sperm DNA damage is a useful biomarker for male infertility diagnosis and prediction of
assisted reproduction outcomes. It is associated with reduced fertilization rates, embryo …

Male infertility is directly or indirectly responsible for 60% of cases involving reproductive-
age couples with fertility-related issues. Nevertheless, the evaluation of male infertility is …

For over 30 years, sperm morphology assessment has been one of the most common tests
in evaluation of fertility. This review examines the clinical relevance of sperm morphology …

BACKGROUND: In fertile populations, little is known about the association between semen
parameters and time to pregnancy (TTP). METHODS: Pregnant women from Copenhagen …

The first edition of the Textbook of Assisted Reproductive Techniques was published in
2001. As the textbook now enters its sixth edition, some 45 years since the birth of Louise …

OBJECTIVE: To compare sperm characteristics among: patients undergoing infertility
evaluation, patients with male factor infertility (MFI), healthy sperm donors, and men with …