Utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing in different clinical scenarios of male reproductive abnormalities and its influence in natural and assisted reproduction

Jorge Hallak^{1

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Affiliations

¹ Androscience, Science and Innovation Center in Andrology and High-Complex Clinical and Andrology Laboratory, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
² Department of Pathology, Reproductive Toxicology Unit, University of São Paulo Medical School, SP, Brazil.
³ Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
⁴ Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Sao Paulo (IEA-USP), Brazil.

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Jorge Hallak. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S509-S512.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.06.29.

Jorge Hallak^{1

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¹ Androscience, Science and Innovation Center in Andrology and High-Complex Clinical and Andrology Laboratory, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
² Department of Pathology, Reproductive Toxicology Unit, University of São Paulo Medical School, SP, Brazil.
³ Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Hospital das Clinicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Brazil.
⁴ Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Sao Paulo (IEA-USP), Brazil.

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Conflict of interest statement

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

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