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. 2023 Aug 21;38(10):1881–1890. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dead150
Testing for anti-sperm antibodies in the semen is not recommended when semen analysis according to WHO criteria is normal (Ayvaliotis et al., 1985; Lähteenmäki, 1993; Rajah et al., 1993; Pagidas et al., 1994; Lähteenmäki et al., 1995; Vazquez-Levin et al., 1997; Bozhedomov et al., 2015; Barbonetti et al., 2020).
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Testing for sperm DNA fragmentation is not recommended when semen analysis according to WHO criteria is normal (O'Neill et al., 2018; Borges et al., 2019; Repalle et al., 2022).
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Sperm chromatin condensation test is not recommended when semen analysis according to WHO criteria is normal.
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Sperm aneuploidy screening is not recommended when semen analysis according to WHO criteria is normal.
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Serum hormonal testing is not required when semen analysis according to WHO criteria is normal.
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Human papillomavirus (HPV) testing of semen is not recommended when semen analysis according to WHO criteria is normal.
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Microbiology testing of semen is not recommended when semen analysis according to WHO criteria is normal.
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