Table 1. Recommendations by Agarwal et al (2020) [18].
The following men should undergo SDF testing | |
1. Men with unexplained or idiopathic male infertility (Grade C) | |
2. Couples experiencing recurrent pregnancy loss (Grade C) | |
3. Men with modifiable lifestyle risk factors (Grade C) | |
4. Men with clinical varicocele (Grade C) | |
5. Infertile couples prior to initiating or after failure of IUI or IVF (Grade C) | |
6. Couples with recurrent miscarriage following ICSI (Grades B-C) | |
The following treatment approaches can lower SDF (Grade C) | |
1. Oral antioxidant therapy | |
2. Lifestyle modification, including diet modification and weight loss | |
3. Recurrent ejaculation | |
4. Control of infection and inflammation | |
Men with varicocele and high SDF should undergo varicocelectomy (Grades B-C) | |
Patients with persistently high SDF should be directed towards ICSI (Grade C) | |
Sperm processing and preparation or testicular sperm can be used for ICSI with recurrent miscarriage and high SDF (Grades B-C) |
SDF: sperm DNA fragmentation, IUI: intrauterine insemination, IVF: in vitro fertilization, ICSI: intracytoplasmic sperm injection.