Further evidence supports the clinical utility of sperm DNA fragmentation testing in male infertility workup and assisted reproductive technology

Sandro C Esteves^{1

2}, Ahmad Majzoub³, Ashok Agarwal⁴

Affiliations

¹ ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Referral Center for Male Reproduction, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
² Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
³ Department of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
⁴ American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Editorial

Sandro C Esteves et al. Transl Androl Urol. 2017 Sep.

. 2017 Sep;6(Suppl 4):S428-S436.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.06.20.

Sandro C Esteves^{1

2}, Ahmad Majzoub³, Ashok Agarwal⁴

¹ ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Referral Center for Male Reproduction, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
² Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
³ Department of Urology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
⁴ American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, USA.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

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

Sperm DNA fragmentation testing: proceed with care.
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