DNA fragmentation and the ultimate success of a pregnancy

Affiliations

¹ Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urology.
² Department of Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Seminology-Sperm Bank, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.

Comment

Giuseppe Benagiano et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S539-S543.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.03.46.

¹ Department of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Urology.
² Department of Experimental Medicine, Laboratory of Seminology-Sperm Bank, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
³ Leuven Institute for Fertility and Embryology, Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Division of Biomedical Sciences, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK.

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Conflict of interest statement

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

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