| Title | Standards in semen examination: publishing reproducible and reliable data based on high-quality methodology. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2022 |
| Authors | Björndahl L, Barratt CLR, Mortimer D, Agarwal A, Aitken RJ, Alvarez JG, Aneck-Hahn N, Arver S, Baldi E, Bassas L, Boitrelle F, Bornman R, Carrell DT, Castilla JA, Parra GCerezo, Check JH, Cuasnicu PS, Darney SPerreault, de Jager C, De Jonge CJ, Drevet JR, Drobnis EZ, Plessis SSDu, Eisenberg ML, Esteves SC, Evgeni EA, Ferlin A, Garrido N, Giwercman A, Goovaerts IGF, Haugen TB, Henkel R, Henningsohn L, Hofmann M-C, Hotaling JM, Jedrzejczak P, Jouannet P, Jørgensen N, Brown JCKirkman, Krausz C, Kurpisz M, Kvist U, Lamb DJ, Levine H, Loveland KL, McLachlan RI, Mahran A, Maree L, da Silva SMartins, Mbizvo MT, Meinhardt A, Menkveld R, Mortimer ST, Moskovtsev S, Muller CH, Munuce MJosé, Muratori M, Niederberger C, O'Flaherty C, Oliva R, Ombelet W, Pacey AA, Palladino MA, Ramasamy R, Ramos L, Rives N, Roldan ERs, Rothmann S, Sakkas D, Salonia A, Sánchez-Pozo MCristina, Sapiro R, Schlatt S, Schuppe H-C, Shah R, Skakkebæk NE, Teerds K, Toskin I, Tournaye H, Turek PJ, van der Horst G, Vazquez-Levin M, Wang C, Wetzels A, Zeginiadou T, Zini A |
| Journal | Hum Reprod |
| Volume | 37 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pagination | 2497-2502 |
| Date Published | 2022 Oct 31 |
| ISSN | 1460-2350 |
| Keywords | Humans, Peer Review, Publishing, Reproducibility of Results, Semen, Semen Analysis |
| Abstract | 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. |
| DOI | 10.1093/humrep/deac189 |
| Alternate Journal | Hum Reprod |
| PubMed ID | 36112046 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC9627864 |
| Grant List | 001 / WHO_ / World Health Organization / International R03 HD101650 / HD / NICHD NIH HHS / United States |