Can the SCD test and terminal uridine nick-end labeling by flow cytometry technique (TUNEL/FCM) be used interchangeably to measure sperm DNA damage in routine laboratory practice?

Table 3 Correlations between sperm DNA damage and sperm characteristics

Sperm characteristics (N = 25)	SCD		TUNEL
Sperm characteristics (N = 25)	SCC^a	p-value	SCC^a	p-value
Total sperm number	0.12615	0.5479	−0.00385	0.9854
Sperm concentration	0.06193	0.7687	−0.05732	0.7855
Progressive motility	−0.44795	0.0247	−0.47489	0.0164
Total motility	−0.60312	0.0014	−0.64934	0.0004
Sperm morphology after sperm preparation	−0.31332	0.1272	−0.35296	0.0835
Initial sperm morphology	−0.42040	0.0364	−0.57324	0.0027
Initial sperm vitality	−0.43100	0.0315	−0.43793	0.0286

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