Diagnostic accuracy of sperm DNA degradation index (DDSi) as a potential noninvasive biomarker to identify men with varicocele-associated infertility

Sandro C. Esteves1, Jaime Gosálvez2, Carmen López‐Fernández2, Rocío Núñez-Calonge3, Pedro Caballero3, Ashok Agarwal4, José Luis Fernández Fernández5
1Androfert, Andrology and Human Reproduction Clinic, Referral Center for Male Reproduction, Campinas, Brazil
2Genetics Unit, Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
3Tambre Clinic, Madrid, Spain
4American Center for Reproductive Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, USA
5Unidad de Genética, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC)-INIBIC, As Xubias, 84, 15006, A La Coruña, Spain

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