| ART | Assisted reproductive technology |
| AZF | Azoospermia factor |
| COFRAC | Comité français d’accréditation |
| DFI | DNA fragmentation index |
| DMCs | Differentially methylated CpGs |
| FISH | Fluorescence in situ Hybridization |
| GO | Gene ontology |
| GTEx | Genotype tissue expression |
| ICSI | Intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
| IRB | Institutional review board |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IUI | Intra uterine insemination |
| IVF | In vitro fertilization |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HIV | Human immunodeficiency virus |
| mHTF | modified human tubal fluid |
| nTPM | Normalized transcripts per million |
| TUNEL | Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP Nick-End Labeling |
| OAT | Oligo astheno teratozoospermia |
| POHaD | Paternal origins of health and disease |
| SCSA | Sperm chromatin structure assay |
| SFI | Sperm functional index |
| WHO | World health organization |