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Comment
. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S699-S701.
doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.06.11.

Should sperm DNA fragmentation testing be routinely used in assessing male infertility?

Vineet Malhotra  1
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Should sperm DNA fragmentation testing be routinely used in assessing male infertility?

Vineet Malhotra. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.
No abstract available

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

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  • The debate on sperm DNA fragmentation test goes on.
    Cho CL, Agarwal A, Majzoub A, Esteves SC. Cho CL, et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S702-S703. doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.07.01. Transl Androl Urol. 2017. PMID: 29082948 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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