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dimmer vs brighter sperm
Brighter sDF contains the fraction of live DNA fragmented spermatozoa
• DNA fragmentation of PI brighter is independent from semen quality (Muratori et al, 2008)
Brighter, but not dimmer, sDF predicts male fertility status independently of semen quality and age
Muratori et al, Fertility and Sterility 2015
Age Number Motility Morphology
Test
AUC (95% CI)
SE
p‐value
AGE AND SEMEN PARAMETERS MATCHING
Brighter sDF
Total
Dimmer sDFb
0.711 (0.629‐0.794)
Brighter C Dimmer
a
0.546 (0.445‐0.647) 0.54
0.04
0.05
<0.0001
0.1873
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