Evaluation of sperm damage: beyond the World Health Organization criteria
Received 26 March 2007; received in revised form 2 July 2007; accepted 2 July 2007. published online 22 October 2007.
Current knowledge of the molecular basis of male infertility that is associated with oxidative stress, apoptosis, and chromatin damage calls for changes in the laboratory assessment of the fertility potential of semen samples.
aDepartment of Gynecology, Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
bGlickman Urological and Kidney Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Reprint requests: Nabil Aziz, M.R.C.O.G., M.D., Liverpool Women's Hospital, Department of Gynecology, Liverpool University, Crown Street, Liverpool, Merseyside L8 7SS, United Kingdom (FAX: 44-151-7024137).
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