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] Sperm DNA fragmentation: a new guideline for clinicians

A Agarwal, A Majzoub, S Baskaran… - The world journal of …, 2020 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Sperm DNA integrity is crucial for fertilization and development of healthy offspring. The
spermatozoon undergoes extensive molecular remodeling of its nucleus during later phases …

[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 …

Endocrine disrupting chemicals: Impacts on human fertility and fecundity during the peri-conception period

MP Green, AJ Harvey, BJ Finger, GA Tarulli - Environmental research, 2021 - Elsevier
It is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid exposure to man-made endocrine disrupting
chemicals (EDCs) and environmental toxicants. This escalating yet constant exposure is …

Sperm DNA damage caused by oxidative stress: modifiable clinical, lifestyle and nutritional factors in male infertility

C Wright, S Milne, H Leeson - Reproductive biomedicine online, 2014 - Elsevier
DNA fragmentation is an important factor in the aetiology of male infertility. However, it is still
underevaluated and its inclusion in routine semen analysis is debated. DNA fragmentation …

Temporal decline of sperm concentration: role of endocrine disruptors

R Cannarella, M Gül, A Rambhatla, A Agarwal - Endocrine, 2023 - Springer
Introduction Male infertility is a widespread disease with an etiology that is not always clear.
A number of studies have reported a decrease in sperm production in the last forty years …

Protamines and male infertility

R Oliva - Human reproduction update, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Protamines are the major nuclear sperm proteins. The human sperm nucleus contains two
types of protamine: protamine 1 (P1) encoded by a single-copy gene and the family of …

Systematic review of biomonitoring studies to determine the association between exposure to organophosphorus and pyrethroid insecticides and human health …

M Koureas, A Tsakalof, A Tsatsakis… - Toxicology letters, 2012 - Elsevier
For the appropriate protection of human health it is necessary to accurately estimate the
health effects of human exposure to toxic compounds. In the present review, epidemiological …

[HTML][HTML] Reproductive outcomes of testicular versus ejaculated sperm for intracytoplasmic sperm injection among men with high levels of DNA fragmentation in semen …

SC Esteves, M Roque, CK Bradley, N Garrido - Fertility and sterility, 2017 - Elsevier
Objective To compare sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) levels between testicular and
ejaculated sperm and to evaluate outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with …

Sperm DNA damage and its relevance in fertility treatment: a review of recent literature and current practice guidelines

JA Marinaro, PN Schlegel - International journal of molecular sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Sperm deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage has recently emerged as one of the most
controversial topics in male reproductive medicine. While level I evidence indicates that …