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Standards in semen examination: publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology
Autor
Björndahl, Lars
Barratt, Christopher L.R.
Mortimer, David
Agarwal, Ashok
Aitken, Robert J.
Alvarez, Juan G.
Aneck Hahn, Natalie
Arver, Stefan
Baldi, Elisabetta
Bassas, Lluıs
Boitrelle, Florence
Bornman, Riana
Carrell, Douglas T.
Castilla, José A.
Cerezo Parra, Gerardo
Check, Jerome H.
Cuasnicu, Patricia S.
Darney, Sally Perreault
De Jager, Christiaan
De Jonge, Christopher J.
Drevet, Jöel R.
Drobnis, Erma Z.
Du Plessis, Stefan S.
Eisenberg, Michael L.
Esteves, Sandro C.
Evgeni, Evangelini A.
Ferlin, Alberto
Garrido, Nicolas
Giwercman, Aleksander
Goovaerts, Ilse G.F.
Haugen, Trine B.
Henkel, Ralf
Henningsohn, Lars
Hofmann, Marie Claude
Hotaling, James M.
Jedrzejczak, Piotr
Jouannet, Pierre
Jørgensen, Niels
Kirkman Brown, Jackson C.
Krausz, Csilla
Kurpisz, Maciej
Kvist, Ulrik
Lamb, Dolores J.
Levine, Hagai
Loveland, Kate L.
McLachlan, Robert I.
Mahran, Ali
Maree, Liana
Martins da Silva, Sarah
Mbizvo, Michael T.
Meinhardt, Andreas
Menkveld, Roelof
Mortimer, Sharon T.
Moskovtsev, Sergey
Muller, Charles H.
Munuce, María José
Muratori, Monica
Niederberger, Craig
O’Flaherty, Cristian
Oliva, Rafael
Ombelet, Willem
Pacey, Allan A.
Palladino, Michael A.
Ramasamy, Ranjith
Ramos, Liliana
Rives, Nathalie
Roldan, Eduardo Rs
Rothmann, Susan
Sakkas, Denny
Salonia, Andrea
Sánchez Pozo, Maria Cristina
Sapiro, Rosanna
Schlatt, Stefan
Schlegel, Peter N.
Schuppe, Hans Christian
Shah, Rupin
Skakkebæk, Niels E.
Teerds, Katja
Toskin, Igor
Tournaye, Herman
Turek, Paul J.
Van der Horst, Gerhard
Vazquez Levin, Monica
Wang, Christina
Wetzels, Alex
Zeginiadou, Theodosia
Zini, Armand
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Resumen
Biomedical science is rapidly developing in terms of more transparency, openness and reproducibility of scientific publications.
This is even more important for all studies that are based on results from basic semen examination. Recently two concordant documents
have been published: the 6th edition of the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of Human Semen, and the International
Standard ISO 23162:2021. With these tools, we propose that authors should be instructed to follow these laboratory methods in order to
publish studies in peer-reviewed journals, preferable by using a checklist as suggested in an Appendix to this article. Fil: Björndahl, Lars. Karolinska University Hospital. Karolinska Institutet. ANOVA; Sweden. Fil: Barratt, Christopher L.R. University of Dundee. Ninewells Hospital and Medical School. School of Medicine. Division of Systems Medicine. Reproductive Medicine Research Group; United Kingdom. Fil: Mortimer, David. Oozoa Biomedical Inc; Canada. Fil: Munuce, María José. Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Facultad de Ciencias Bioquímicas y Farmacéuticas. Laboratorio de Medicina Reproductiva; Argentina.