Is testing of sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) ready for the basic work-up of male infertility?

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Joel L Marmar. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S437-S439.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.03.32.

¹ Director of Men's Health Services, Planned Parenthood of Northern, Central & Southern New Jersey, Camden, New Jersey, USA.

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Conflicts of Interest: The author has no conflict of interest to declare.

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