Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 130-140, July 2005

Sperm DNA fragmentation negatively correlates with velocity and fertilization rates but might not affect pregnancy rates

  • Chun-Chia Huang, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infertility Clinic, Lee Womens’ Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Institute of Biochemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medical Technology, Chungtai Institute of Health Science and Technology, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • David Pei-Cheng Lin, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Biochemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hui-Mei Tsao, M.Sc.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infertility Clinic, Lee Womens’ Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Tzu-Chun Cheng, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infertility Clinic, Lee Womens’ Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Institute of Biochemistry, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chung-Hsien Liu, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Maw-Sheng Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infertility Clinic, Lee Womens’ Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Department of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Maw-Sheng Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Lee Womens’ Hospital, No. 263 Pei-Tung Road, Taichung 406, Taiwan (FAX: 886-4-22384602

Received 19 April 2004; accepted 16 August 2004.

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 Supported by the Chinese Infertility Foundation, Taichung, Taiwan, R.O.C.

PII: S0015-0282(05)00847-2

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.08.042

Fertility and Sterility
Volume 84, Issue 1 , Pages 130-140, July 2005

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