Despite limitations, sperm DNA fragmentation testing provides unique information complementary to but distinct from semen analysis results

Sandro C Esteves^{1

2}, Ahmad Majzoub³, Ashok Agarwal⁴

Affiliations

¹ ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
² Department of Surgery (Division of Urology), 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):S377-S378.

doi: 10.21037/tau.2017.05.04.

Sandro C Esteves^{1

2}, Ahmad Majzoub³, Ashok Agarwal⁴

¹ ANDROFERT, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
² Department of Surgery (Division of Urology), 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.

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Conflict of interest statement

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

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