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Is There an Optimal Sperm DNA Test?

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Sperm DNA assays have become more commonplace in the evaluation of male infertility. They provide additional information to the standard semen analysis, potentially identifying male factor issues leading to infertility and predicting outcomes for assisted reproduction techniques. This chapter provides an overview of the more commonly used assays, reviews correlations and comparisons among the assays, and contends whether there may be an ideal assay for determination of sperm DNA integrity.

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    Michelle M. Kim

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    Cigdem Tanrikut

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Kim, M.M., Tanrikut, C. (2018). Is There an Optimal Sperm DNA Test?. In: Zini, A., Agarwal, A. (eds) A Clinician's Guide to Sperm DNA and Chromatin Damage. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-71815-6_10

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