Double-stranded sperm DNA fragmentation measured with neutral comet assay as a predictor of IVF outcomes: evidence from three European clinics in a multi-centred prospective study

Peter Humaidan, Betina B Povlsen, Andrew J Drakeley, Mette B Jensen, Anette V Gabrielsen, Sara H McDowell, Luca Moore, Craig J Ledgerwood, Lewis Rae, Alastair Sloan, Martin Lawlor, Lynsey Poots, Elizabeth Bailie, Rebecca L Lunt, Emily Newton, Rachel C Gregoire, Tara C B Moore, Sandro C Esteves

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DOI: 10.1093/humrep/deag046
Published: 2026-03-28
Container: Human Reproduction
Publisher: Oxford University Press (OUP)
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@article{allodium:10.1093/humrep/deag046,
  title = {Double-stranded sperm DNA fragmentation measured with neutral comet assay as a predictor of IVF outcomes: evidence from three European clinics in a multi-centred prospective study},
  author = {Peter Humaidan and Betina B Povlsen and Andrew J Drakeley and Mette B Jensen and Anette V Gabrielsen and Sara H McDowell and Luca Moore and Craig J Ledgerwood and Lewis Rae and Alastair Sloan and Martin Lawlor and Lynsey Poots and Elizabeth Bailie and Rebecca L Lunt and Emily Newton and Rachel C Gregoire and Tara C B Moore and Sandro C Esteves},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Human Reproduction},
  doi = {10.1093/humrep/deag046},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deag046}
}

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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Double-stranded sperm DNA fragmentation measured with neutral comet assay as a predictor of IVF outcomes: evidence from three European clinics in a multi-centred prospective study
AU  - Peter Humaidan
AU  - Betina B Povlsen
AU  - Andrew J Drakeley
AU  - Mette B Jensen
AU  - Anette V Gabrielsen
AU  - Sara H McDowell
AU  - Luca Moore
AU  - Craig J Ledgerwood
AU  - Lewis Rae
AU  - Alastair Sloan
AU  - Martin Lawlor
AU  - Lynsey Poots
AU  - Elizabeth Bailie
AU  - Rebecca L Lunt
AU  - Emily Newton
AU  - Rachel C Gregoire
AU  - Tara C B Moore
AU  - Sandro C Esteves
PY  - 2026
JO  - Human Reproduction
DO  - 10.1093/humrep/deag046
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deag046
ER  -

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Humaidan, P., Povlsen, B. B., Drakeley, A. J., Jensen, M. B., Gabrielsen, A. V., McDowell, S. H., Moore, L., Ledgerwood, C. J., Rae, L., Sloan, A., Lawlor, M., Poots, L., Bailie, E., Lunt, R. L., Newton, E., Gregoire, R. C., Moore, T. C. B., & Esteves, S. C. (2026). Double-stranded sperm DNA fragmentation measured with neutral comet assay as a predictor of IVF outcomes: evidence from three European clinics in a multi-centred prospective study. Human Reproduction. https://doi.org/10.1093/humrep/deag046

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