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Comment
. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S594-S596.
doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.06.03.

Is the sperm DNA status the best predictor of both natural and assisted conception?

Monika Fraczek  1 , Maciej Kurpisz  1
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Is the sperm DNA status the best predictor of both natural and assisted conception?

Monika Fraczek et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

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

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  • The price and value of sperm DNA fragmentation tests.
    Agarwal A, Cho CL, Esteves SC, Majzoub A. Agarwal A, et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S597-S599. doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.06.08. Transl Androl Urol. 2017. PMID: 29082956 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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