Sperm Separation and Selection Techniques to Mitigate Sperm DNA Damage

Semen preparation and sperm selection techniques exploit the morphological and physiological characteristics of sperm function, including motility, morphology, density, and maturity, as reflected by their cell-surface charge and the expression of hyaluronan receptors. The various methods employed ha...

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Main Authors: Steven Fleming, David Morroll, Martine Nijs
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Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-02-01
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15/2/302
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description Semen preparation and sperm selection techniques exploit the morphological and physiological characteristics of sperm function, including motility, morphology, density, and maturity, as reflected by their cell-surface charge and the expression of hyaluronan receptors. The various methods employed have a common purpose of mimicing sperm selection within the female reproductive tract and, thereby, increasing the likelihood that oocytes will be fertilised by spermatozoa with intact nuclear DNA and a normal genome. Indeed, the paternal genome is relevant to embryonic genome activation and blastocyst development, and has a fundamental impact upon successful implantation, ongoing pregnancy and live birth. The clinical use of both well-established and some more recently developed techniques is discussed in this comparative clinical review of sperm separation from seminal plasma and selection for insemination.
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spelling doaj-art-2897afae70e44db8a6bb83cf9676a9272025-08-20T03:12:00ZengMDPI AGLife2075-17292025-02-0115230210.3390/life15020302Sperm Separation and Selection Techniques to Mitigate Sperm DNA DamageSteven Fleming0David Morroll1Martine Nijs2Discipline of Anatomy & Histology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW 2000, AustraliaCooperSurgical, 2750 Ballerup, DenmarkCooperSurgical, 2750 Ballerup, DenmarkSemen preparation and sperm selection techniques exploit the morphological and physiological characteristics of sperm function, including motility, morphology, density, and maturity, as reflected by their cell-surface charge and the expression of hyaluronan receptors. The various methods employed have a common purpose of mimicing sperm selection within the female reproductive tract and, thereby, increasing the likelihood that oocytes will be fertilised by spermatozoa with intact nuclear DNA and a normal genome. Indeed, the paternal genome is relevant to embryonic genome activation and blastocyst development, and has a fundamental impact upon successful implantation, ongoing pregnancy and live birth. The clinical use of both well-established and some more recently developed techniques is discussed in this comparative clinical review of sperm separation from seminal plasma and selection for insemination.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/15/2/302semen preparationsperm DNA fragmentationsperm selectionsperm separation
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sperm DNA fragmentation
sperm selection
sperm separation
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