Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Official Publication of Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation
Print ISSN: 2394-2746
Online ISSN: 2394-2754
CODEN : IJOGCS
Indian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research (IJOGR) open access, peer-reviewed quarterly journal publishing since 2014 and is published under auspices of the Innovative Education and Scientific Research Foundation (IESRF), aim to uplift researchers, scholars, academicians, and professionals in all academic and scientific disciplines. IESRF is dedicated to the transfer of technology and research by publishing scientific journals, research content, providing professional’s membership, and conducting conferences, seminars, and award more...Original Article
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Volume : 11, Issue : 1, Year : 2024
Article Page : 33-38
https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijogr.2024.007
Abstract
Background: During an evaluation of infertile men when all standard semen parameters are normal, a significant proportion of infertile men are found to have increased levels of DNA damage that may adversely affect fertility.
Objective: To evaluate the correlation between sperm DNA Fragmentation Index (DFI) with demographic characteristics, sexual history, social habits, chronic illness, BMI, physical characteristics, and abstinence period.
Materials and Methods: The current study was carried out among male patients visiting an infertility clinic at SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad.
Result: The present has shown no statistically significant association between DFI and socio-demographic characteristics like age, married life, contraceptive usage, sexual factors, personal habits, chronic illness, BMI, and physical characteristics of semen analysis like liquefaction and viscosity of the study participants.
Conclusions: DFI categories and semen traits including normal forms, head defects, tail defects, amorphous forms, droplet forms, and viable sperms had different means, however, these differences (p=0.4378) were not statistically significant.
Keywords: Sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI), Demographic characteristics, Sexual history, Social habits, Chronic illness, BMI.
How to cite : Sunil C V, Jain A, Sunil K S, Correlation between sperm DNA fragmentation index (DFI) with demographic characteristics, sexual history, social habits, chronic illness, BMI: A cross-sectional study. Indian J Obstet Gynecol Res 2024;11(1):33-38
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