Selecting cryopreserved semen for assisted reproductive techniques based on the level of sperm nuclear DNA fragmentation resulted in pregnancy

Juan G Alvarez; Mario Ollero; Kjersten L Larson-Cook; Donald P Evenson

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.11.010

Selecting cryopreserved semen for assisted reproductive techniques based on the level of sperm nuclear DNA fragmentation resulted in pregnancy

Fertil Steril. 2004 Mar;81(3):712-3. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.11.010.

Authors

Juan G Alvarez, Mario Ollero, Kjersten L Larson-Cook, Donald P Evenson

PMID: 15037430
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.11.010

Abstract

A cryopreserved sperm sample with a low level of DNA fragmentation was used for intracytoplasmic sperm injection and resulted in a twin birth from a couple with a 10-year history of idiopathic infertility.

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Cell Nucleus / physiology
Cryopreservation*
DNA Fragmentation*
Female
Humans
Male
Pregnancy*
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted*
Semen*
Spermatozoa / physiology*