
Suggested algorithm for evaluation and management of infertile patients
with increased oxidative stress in their seminal plasma. Oxidative stress
should be assessed as a part of the male infertility evaluation. ROS-TAC score
was calculated by applying principal component analysis to normalized values
of ROS and TAC in semen specimens from a population of proven fertile donors;
scores below 30 indicate the presence of oxidative stress. TAC indicates total
antioxidant capacity; ROS, reactive oxygen species; COMET, single-cell
microgel electrophoresis; TUNEL, terminal deoxynuceotidyl transferase-mediated
deoxyuridine triphosphate-nick end labeling; SCSA, sperm chromatin structure
assay; and ART, assisted reproductive technology.