Abstract:Objective: To study the correlation between the hypoosmotic swelling test (HOST) and DNA fragmentation in asthenozoospermia assessed by the terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated deoxyuridine triphosphatebiotin nick end-labeling (TUNEL) assay. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 27 semen samples obtained from infertile men with asthenozoospermia. Both HOST and TUNEL assay were performed for each sample. The sperm swelling pattern and positive apoptosis staining of individual spermatozo… Show more
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