Human Sperm Epigenetics in Embryonic Development. : Identification and Characterization of Human Sperm Variation and Its Role in Embryonic Development.

Hitherto male infertility has been defined by conventional semen analysis only, which mainly consists of determining concentration, progressive mobility and morphology of spermatozoa. However, the diagnostic accuracy of conventional semen analysis is poor and has very limited relationship with the outcome of assisted reproductive medicine. Preliminary data suggest that differences in chromatin density and epigenetic status of sperm may be more relevant, in particular with respect to the growth and differentiation of early embryos.Chromatin density, morphology, mitochondrial status and epigenetic state in sperm of infertile men with disturbances of early embryo development in vitro will be compared with those of infertile men with normal embryo development and with fertile controls.Primary outcome:Features of chromatin density will be determined through staining of large numbers of spermatozoa. Differences in the staining results will be compared with known fertility outcome.Secondary outcome:Development of significant staining parameters towards the selection against sperm with reduced embryonic competence and/or in favor of sperm supporting embryonic development after assisted reproduction, thereby using flow cytometry and sorting (FACS) ..

Medienart:

Klinische Studie

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

ClinicalTrials.gov - (2024) vom: 08. Apr. Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

Sprache:

Englisch

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Themen:

610
Infertility
Infertility, Male
Recruitment Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Anmerkungen:

Source: Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record., First posted: February 5, 2020, Last downloaded: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on April 17, 2024, Last updated: April 17, 2024

Study ID:

NCT04256668
Human Sperm Epigenetic

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

CTG003290743