A Clinician's Guide to Sperm DNA and Chromatin Damage (Paperback)

Sperm Chromatin: An Overview.-?Sperm Nucleoproteins (Histones and Protamines).-?Sperm Nuclear Architecture.-?Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay (SCSA®): Evolution from Origin to Clinical Utility.-?TUNEL Assay.-?TUNEL Assay by Bench Top Flow Cytometer in Clinical Laboratories.-?The Comet Assay.-?Sperm Chromatin Dispersion (SCD) Assay.-?Cytochemical Tests of Sperm Chromatin Maturity.-?Is There an Optimal Sperm DNA Test?.-?Oxidative Stress.-?Apoptosis in Ejaculated Spermatozoa and in the Normal and Pathological Testes: Abortive Apoptosis and Sperm Chromatin Damage.-?Defective Spermatogenesis and Sperm DNA Damage.-?Sperm Chromatin and Lifestyle Factors.-?Cancer and Sperm DNA Damage.-?Sperm Chromatin and Environmental Factors.-?Sperm DNA Damage and Oocyte Repair Capability.-?Experimental Studies on Sperm DNA Fragmentation and Reproductive Outcomes.-?Sperm DNA and Natural Pregnancy.-?Sperm DNA and ART (IUI, IVF, ICSI) Pregnancy.-?Sperm DNA and Pregnancy Loss after IVF and ICSI.-?Sperm DNA Tests are Clinically Useful: Pro.-?Sperm DNA Tests Are Clinically Useful: CON.-?Antioxidant Therapy.-?Varicocelectomy.-?Physiological Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Insemination Based on Hyaluronic Acid Binding Ability.-?Advanced Sperm Processing / Selection Techniques.-?Use of Testicular Sperm for ICSI: Pro.-?Debate on the Use of Testicular Sperm for ICSI: Con.-?Strategies to Diminish DNA Damage in Sperm Samples used for ART.-?Sperm DNA Testing: Where Do We Go from Here?