Sperm processing for advanced reproductive technologies: Where are we today?

KL Rappa, HF Rodriguez, GC Hakkarainen… - Biotechnology …, 2016 - Elsevier
Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) utilize sperm sorting methods to select viable
sperm from the semen samples. Conventional sperm sorting techniques in current use are …

Sperm selection in assisted reproduction: A review of established methods and cutting-edge possibilities

G Marzano, MS Chiriacò, E Primiceri… - Biotechnology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Male infertility often involves idiopathic or unknown causes, leading to an increasing
demand for assisted reproduction technologies (ART). Conventional sperm sorting …

Intervention improves assisted conception intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcomes for patients with high levels of sperm DNA fragmentation: a retrospective …

CK Bradley, SJ McArthur, AJ Gee, KA Weiss… - …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) is used in assisted reproductive technology (ART)
programs as an indicator for sperm quality, although there is still a lack of consensus as to its …

DNA fragmentation in spermatozoa: a historical review

AS Rex, J Aagaard, J Fedder - Andrology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sperm DNA Fragmentation has been extensively studied for more than a decade. In the
1940s the uniqueness of the spermatozoa protein complex which stabilizes the DNA was …

Emerging technologies for home‐based semen analysis

S Yu, M Rubin, S Geevarughese, JS Pino… - …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
With about 70 million cases of infertility worldwide, half of which are caused by male factors,
sperm analysis is critical to determine male fertility potential. Conventional semen analysis …

IMSI procedure improves clinical outcomes and embryo morphokinetics in patients with different aetiologies of male infertility

E Mangoli, MA Khalili, AR Talebi, A Agha‐Rahimi… - Andrologia, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Our objective was to evaluate the effect of IMSI on embryo kinetics and clinical outcomes in
patients with different aetiologies of male infertility. A total of 150 couples with different …

Evaluation of the association between polymorphisms of PRM1 and PRM2 and the risk of male infertility: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression

H Nemati, M Sadeghi, M Nazeri, M Mohammadi - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Studies have reported the genetic gives rise to male infertility. The aim of the present meta-
analysis was to evaluate the association between PRM1 (rs737008 and rs2301365) and …

Testicular versus ejaculated spermatozoa for ICSI in patients without azoospermia: A systematic review

HA Awaga, JK Bosdou, DG Goulis… - Reproductive …, 2018 - Elsevier
The use of testicular spermatozoa in men without azoospermia has been proposed as a
means to increase the chances of pregnancy following assisted reproductive treatment. The …

Noninvasive imaging systems for gametes and embryo selection in IVF programs: a review

M Omidi, A Faramarzi, A Agharahimi… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Optimizing the efficiency of the in vitro fertilization procedure by improving pregnancy rates
and reducing the risks of multiple pregnancies simultaneously are the primary goals of the …

An investigation of the potential effect of sperm nuclear vacuoles in human spermatozoa on DNA fragmentation using a neutral and alkaline Comet assay

E Pastuszek, J Kiewisz, P Skowronska, J Liss… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Presence of vacuoles and degree of sperm DNA damage are considered to be the basic
factors used for the assessment of sperm fertilization capacity. We aimed to investigate the …