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Preparation and incubation conditions affect the DNA integrity of ejaculated human spermatozoa
21 Jun 2010
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Appropriate semen processing and assessment are critical for successful infertility treatment. We investigated whether laboratory procedures including semen preparation and incubation affect sperm DNA integrity. A total of 153 infertile men were involved. Conventional semen parameters and sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) parameters, that is, DNA fragmentation index (%DFI) and high DNA stainability (%HDS),...
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