Impact of Sperm DNA Integrity on Artificial Reproductive Treatment (ART)

Northwell Health

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Sperm DNA Impact on ART Outcomes

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT00875095

07.08.118

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to establish a new criteria with which to judge the quality of sperm samples submitted for artificial reproductive treatments. It is believed that this type of testing can compliment the traditional semen analysis to better drive patient care.

Enrollment: 8 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• needs interventions through artificial reproductive treatment to achieve a pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

• severly oligozoospermic patients

Trial design

8 participants in 2 patient groups

IUI patients

Description:

Patients undergoing routine semen analysis as part of their infertility treatment pertaining to success or failure with intrauterine insemination, based upon their sperm DNA integrity

IVF patients

Description:

Couples undergoing routine screening prior to IVF retrievals to assess their reproductive treatment outcomes as compared to the sperm DNA integrity