Sperm DNA fragmentation testing: proceed with care

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Dane Johnson et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S425-S427.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.03.75.

No abstract available

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

Further evidence supports the clinical utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility workup and assisted reproductive technology.
Esteves SC, Majzoub A, Agarwal A. Esteves SC, et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S428-S436. doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.06.20. Transl Androl Urol. 2017. PMID: 29082932 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Clinical utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing: practice recommendations based on clinical scenarios.
Agarwal A, Majzoub A, Esteves SC, Ko E, Ramasamy R, Zini A. Agarwal A, et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2016 Dec;5(6):935-950. doi: 10.21037/tau.2016.10.03. Transl Androl Urol. 2016. PMID: 28078226 Free PMC article. Review.

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