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- Manual of Sperm Function Testing in Human Assisted Reproduction
- Cambridge Laboratory Manuals in Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Manual of Sperm Function Testing in Human Assisted Reproduction
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Short Biography
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Standard Semen Examination: Manual Semen Analysis
- Chapter 2 Standard Semen Analysis: Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis
- Chapter 3 Standard Semen Analysis: Home Sperm Testing
- Chapter 4 Standard Semen Analysis: Leukocytospermia
- Chapter 5 Standard Semen Analysis: Morphology
- Chapter 6 Sperm Vitality: Eosin-Nigrosin Dye Exclusion
- Chapter 7 Sperm Vitality: Hypo-Osmotic Swelling Test
- Chapter 8 Determination of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential by Flow Cytometry in Human Sperm Cells
- Chapter 9 Capacitation and Acrosome Reaction: Fluorescence Techniques to Determine Acrosome Reaction
- Chapter 10 Capacitation and Acrosome Reaction: Histochemical Techniques to Determine Acrosome Reaction
- Chapter 11 Zona Binding: Competitive Sperm-Binding Assay
- Chapter 12 Zona Binding: Hemizona Assay
- Chapter 13 Oolemma Binding: Sperm Penetration Assay
- Chapter 14 Oxidative Stress Testing: Direct Tests
- Chapter 15 Oxidative Stress Testing: Indirect Tests
- Chapter 16 Chromatin Condensation: Aniline Blue Stain
- Chapter 17 Chromatin Condensation: Chromomycin A3 (CMA3) Stain
- Chapter 18 Sperm Chromatin Structure: Toluidine Blue Staining
- Chapter 19 DNA Damage: TdT-Mediated dUTP Nick-End-Labelling Assay
- Chapter 20 DNA Damage: Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay
- Chapter 21 DNA Damage: COMET Assay
- Chapter 22 DNA Damage: Halo Sperm Test
- Chapter 23 DNA Damage: Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization
- Chapter 24 Clinical Value of Sperm Function Tests
- Chapter 25 Future Developments: Sperm Proteomics
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
Chapter 22 - DNA Damage: Halo Sperm Test
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 April 2021
- Manual of Sperm Function Testing in Human Assisted Reproduction
- Cambridge Laboratory Manuals in Assisted Reproductive Technology
- Manual of Sperm Function Testing in Human Assisted Reproduction
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Short Biography
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 Standard Semen Examination: Manual Semen Analysis
- Chapter 2 Standard Semen Analysis: Computer-Assisted Semen Analysis
- Chapter 3 Standard Semen Analysis: Home Sperm Testing
- Chapter 4 Standard Semen Analysis: Leukocytospermia
- Chapter 5 Standard Semen Analysis: Morphology
- Chapter 6 Sperm Vitality: Eosin-Nigrosin Dye Exclusion
- Chapter 7 Sperm Vitality: Hypo-Osmotic Swelling Test
- Chapter 8 Determination of Mitochondrial Membrane Potential by Flow Cytometry in Human Sperm Cells
- Chapter 9 Capacitation and Acrosome Reaction: Fluorescence Techniques to Determine Acrosome Reaction
- Chapter 10 Capacitation and Acrosome Reaction: Histochemical Techniques to Determine Acrosome Reaction
- Chapter 11 Zona Binding: Competitive Sperm-Binding Assay
- Chapter 12 Zona Binding: Hemizona Assay
- Chapter 13 Oolemma Binding: Sperm Penetration Assay
- Chapter 14 Oxidative Stress Testing: Direct Tests
- Chapter 15 Oxidative Stress Testing: Indirect Tests
- Chapter 16 Chromatin Condensation: Aniline Blue Stain
- Chapter 17 Chromatin Condensation: Chromomycin A3 (CMA3) Stain
- Chapter 18 Sperm Chromatin Structure: Toluidine Blue Staining
- Chapter 19 DNA Damage: TdT-Mediated dUTP Nick-End-Labelling Assay
- Chapter 20 DNA Damage: Sperm Chromatin Structure Assay
- Chapter 21 DNA Damage: COMET Assay
- Chapter 22 DNA Damage: Halo Sperm Test
- Chapter 23 DNA Damage: Fluorescent In-Situ Hybridization
- Chapter 24 Clinical Value of Sperm Function Tests
- Chapter 25 Future Developments: Sperm Proteomics
- Conclusion
- Index
- References
Summary
Fertility, pregnancy and childbirth are connected and inseparable realities that ultimately need to combine to result in a “baby at home”; each one of these phenomena possesses their own suite of challenges and limitations. From a biological viewpoint, the factors contributing to a successful “baby at home” are male factors (mainly sperm quality) and female factors (mainly oocyte quality and endometrial receptivity). Any failure or disability in one of these competences shall likely contribute to the reduced probability of having a “baby at home”. However, in modern times a new factor is playing a crucial role in this scenario, the so called “Artificial Reproduction Techniques” (ART). Thus, it is becoming increasingly possible for reproductive biologists and clinicians to apply a range of technologies to transform a biologically infertile couple to an assisted fertile one. To this purpose, a series of novel technologies, some of them with ethical implications at the time of their use on a routine basis, have and will continue to have a remarkable potential impact on fertility treatments [1].
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- Manual of Sperm Function Testing in Human Assisted Reproduction , pp. 213 - 227Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021