Tiegs, Ashley W.
Tao, Xin
Landis, Jessica
Zhan, Yiping
Franasiak, Jason M.
Seli, Emre
Wells, Dagan
Fragouli, Elpida
Scott, Richard T. Jr
Article History
Received: 29 October 2019
Accepted: 25 November 2019
First Online: 28 January 2020
Compliance with Ethical Standards
: Advanced approval for the study was obtained from the institutional review board. Individual written informed consent was obtained from each participating couple for the use of otherwise discarded, de-identified, whole sperm material for research purposes, as well as for the review of the medical chart (Protocol: RMA-00-02). All patients during the study time period were presented with the option of donating otherwise discarded biologic sperm material exclusively for research use.
: Emre Seli receives research funding and is a consultant for the Foundation for Embryonic Competence.The other authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.