Human Reproduction

EDITORIAL ANNOUNCEMENT:

Launch of mini-review series ‘Developments in Reproductive Medicine’
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 315; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh760 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES-continued:

Roy Homburg

Towards less confusing terminology in reproductive medicine: A counter proposal
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 18, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 316-319; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh620 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION:

Raoul Orvieto

Can we eliminate severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 26, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 320-322; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh613 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MINI-REVIEW: DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE:

Christina Bergh

Single embryo transfer: a mini-review
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 323-327; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh744 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SYSTEMATIC REVIEW:

Michèle Hansen, Carol Bower, Elizabeth Milne, Nicholas de Klerk, and Jennifer J.Kurinczuk

Assisted reproductive technologies and the risk of birth defects—a systematic review
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 26, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 328-338; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh593 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elisabet Stener-Victorin

The pain-relieving effect of electro-acupuncture and conventional medical analgesic methods during oocyte retrieval: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 339-349; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh595 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

Reproductive biology:

M.L. Hull, A. Prentice, D.Y. Wang, R.P. Butt, S.C. Phillips, S.K. Smith, and D.S. Charnock-Jones

Nimesulide, a COX-2 inhibitor, does not reduce lesion size or number in a nude mouse model of endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 26, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 350-358; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh611 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

Judith A.F. Huirne, Andre C.D. van Loenen, Roel Schats, Joseph McDonnell, Peter G.A. Hompes, Joop Schoemaker, Roy Homburg, and Cornelis B. Lambalk

Dose-finding study of daily GnRH antagonist for the prevention of premature LH surges in IVF/ICSI patients: optimal changes in LH and progesterone for clinical pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 26, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 359-367; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh601 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.L. Gómez-Palomares, B. Juliá, B. Acevedo-Martín, M. Martínez-Burgos, E.R. Hernández, and E. Ricciarelli

Timing ovulation for intrauterine insemination with a GnRH antagonist
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 26, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 368-372; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh602 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Rice, N. Christoforidis, C. Gadd, D. Nikolaou, L. Seyani, A. Donaldson, R. Margara, K. Hardy, and S. Franks

Impaired insulin-dependent glucose metabolism in granulosa-lutein cells from anovulatory women with polycystic ovaries
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 373-381; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh609 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Ning, M.A. Williams, C.L. Butler, M. Muy-Rivera, I.O. Frederick, and T.K. Sorensen

Maternal recreational physical activity is associated with plasma leptin concentrations in early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 2, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 382-389; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh615 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. De Placido, C. Alviggi, A. Perino, I. Strina, F. Lisi, A. Fasolino, R. De Palo, A. Ranieri, N. Colacurci, and A. Mollo on behalf of the Italian Collaborative Group on Recombinant Human Luteinizing Hormone

Recombinant human LH supplementation versus recombinant human FSH (rFSH) step-up protocol during controlled ovarian stimulation in normogonadotrophic women with initial inadequate ovarian response to rFSH. A multicentre, prospective, randomized controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 2, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 390-396; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh625 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paulina Villaseca, Carmen Campino, Eveline Oestreicher, David Mayerson, María Serón-Ferré, and Eugenio Arteaga

Bilateral oophorectomy in a pregnant woman: hormonal profile from late gestation to post-partum: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 397-401; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh597 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

A.K. Sullivan, M. Marcus, M.P. Epstein, E.G. Allen, A.E. Anido, J.J. Paquin, M. Yadav-Shah, and S.L. Sherman

Association of FMR1 repeat size with ovarian dysfunction
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 402-412; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh635 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

M. Bonduelle, U.-B. Wennerholm, A. Loft, B.C. Tarlatzis, C. Peters, S. Henriet, C. Mau, A. Victorin-Cederquist, A. Van Steirteghem, A. Balaska, J.R. Emberson, and A.G. Sutcliffe

A multi-centre cohort study of the physical health of 5-year-old children conceived after intracytoplasmic sperm injection, in vitro fertilization and natural conception
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 2, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 413-419; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh592 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Le Du, I.J. Kadoch, N. Bourcigaux, S. Doumerc, M-C. Bourrier, N. Chevalier, R. Fanchin, R-C. Chian, G. Tachdjian, R. Frydman, and N. Frydman

In vitro oocyte maturation for the treatment of infertility associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome: the French experience
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 420-424; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh603 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.A.A. Fiddelers, J.A. Land, G. Voss, A.G.H. Kessels, and J.L. Severens

Cost-effectiveness of Chlamydia antibody tests in subfertile women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 425-432; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh608 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aafke P.A. van Montfoort, John C.M. Dumoulin, Jolande A. Land, Edith Coonen, Josien G. Derhaag, and Johannes L.H. Evers

Elective single embryo transfer (eSET) policy in the first three IVF/ICSI treatment cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 18, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 433-436; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh619 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Clementini, C. Palka, I. Iezzi, L. Stuppia, P. Guanciali-Franchi, and G.M. Tiboni

Prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities in 2078 infertile couples referred for assisted reproductive techniques
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 26, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 437-442; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh626 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

Lia Mara Rossi, Luís A.V. Pereira, Luciana de Santis, Fábio F. Pasqualotto, Assumpto Iaconelli, Jr, Valdemar Ortiz, and Edson Borges, Jr

Sperm retrieval techniques in rats with suppressed spermatogenesis by experimental cryptorchidism
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 2, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 443-447; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh549 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Reeve, H. Lashen, and A. A. Pacey

Endometriosis affects sperm–endosalpingeal interactions
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 18, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 448-451; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh606 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yefim Sheynkin, Michael Jung, Peter Yoo, David Schulsinger, and Eugene Komaroff

Increase in scrotal temperature in laptop computer users
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 9, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 452-455; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh616 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Weidinger, A. Mayerhofer, L. Kunz, M. Albrecht, M. Sbornik, E. Wunn, R. Hollweck, J. Ring, and F.M. Kohn

Tryptase inhibits motility of human spermatozoa mainly by activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 2, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 456-461; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh618 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Núria Arnedo, Carme Nogués, Mercè Bosch, and Cristina Templado

Mitotic and meiotic behaviour of a naturally transmitted ring Y chromosome: reproductive risk evaluation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 462-468; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh598 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takafumi Katsuki, Tetsuaki Hara, Katsunori Ueda, Junko Tanaka, and Koso Ohama

Prediction of outcomes of assisted reproduction treatment using the calcium ionophore-induced acrosome reaction
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 2, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 469-475; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh636 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Jose A. Arraztoa, Jian Zhou, David Marcu, Clara Cheng, Robert Bonner, Mei Chen, Charlie Xiang, Michael Brownstein, Kevin Maisey, Monica Imarai, and Carolyn Bondy

Identification of genes expressed in primate primordial oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 2, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 476-483; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh498 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John C.M. Dumoulin, Josien G. Derhaag, Marijke Bras, Aafke P.A. Van Montfoort, Arnold D.M. Kester, Johannes L.H. Evers, Joep P.M. Geraedts, and Edith Coonen

Growth rate of human preimplantation embryos is sex dependent after ICSI but not after IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 9, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 484-491; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh614 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Isachenko, M. Montag, E. Isachenko, V. Zaeva, I. Krivokharchenko, R. Shafei, and H. van der Ven

Aseptic technology of vitrification of human pronuclear oocytes using open-pulled straws
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 492-496; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh605 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

M.J. Gooding, D. Barber, S.H. Kennedy, and J.A. Noble

Measurement of the speed of sound in follicular fluid
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 497-500; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh591 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Carina Chi Wai Chan, Oi Shan Tang, William Shu Biu Yeung, and Pak Chung Ho

Endometrial and subendometrial blood flow measured by three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound in patients with small intramural uterine fibroids during IVF treatment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 2, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 501-506; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh594 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Chapron, H. Barakat, X. Fritel, J.-B. Dubuisson, G. Bréart, and A. Fauconnier

Presurgical diagnosis of posterior deep infiltrating endometriosis based on a standardized questionnaire
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 26, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 507-513; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh627 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Lundorff, J. Donnez, M. Korell, A.J.M. Audebert, K. Block, and G.S. diZerega

Clinical evaluation of a viscoelastic gel for reduction of adhesions following gynaecological surgery by laparoscopy in Europe
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 9, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 514-520; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh651 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

A. Ericsson, B. Hamark, T.L. Powell, and T. Jansson

Glucose transporter isoform 4 is expressed in the syncytiotrophoblast of first trimester human placenta
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 4, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 521-530; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh596 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin J. Cameron and Gillian C. Penney

Are national recommendations regarding examination and disposal of products of miscarriage being followed? A need for revised guidelines?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 11, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 531-535; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh617 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty/aging and HRT:

Helen S. Kok, N. Charlotte Onland-Moret, Kristel M. van Asselt, Carla H. van Gils, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Diederick E. Grobbee, and Petra H.M. Peeters

No association of estrogen receptor and cytochrome P450c17 polymorphisms with age at menopause in a Dutch cohort
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 536-542; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh600 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carol M. Foster, Pamela R. Olton, and Vasantha Padmanabhan

Diurnal changes in FSH-regulatory peptides and their relationship to gonadotrophins in pubertal girls
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 18, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 543-548; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh607 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control:

Klaas Heinemann, Farid Saad, Martin Wiesemes, Steven White, and Lothar Heinemann

Attitudes toward male fertility control: results of a multinational survey on four continents
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 549-556; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh574 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Oddsson, B. Leifels-Fischer, D. Wiel-Masson, N.R. de Melo, C. Benedetto, C.H.J. Verhoeven, and T.O.M. Dieben

Superior cycle control with a contraceptive vaginal ring compared with an oral contraceptive containing 30 µg ethinylestradiol and 150 µg levonorgestrel: a randomized trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 557-562; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh604 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Huib A.A.M. van Vliet, Marijke Frolich, M. Christella, L.G.D. Thomassen, Carine J.M. Doggen, Frits R. Rosendaal, Jan Rosing, and Frans M. Helmerhorst

Association between sex hormone-binding globulin levels and activated protein C resistance in explaining the risk of thrombosis in users of oral contraceptives containing different progestogens
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 563-568; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh612 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

J.B. Soares, S. Glina, and A.G. Galuppo

Pregnancy with frozen-thawed and fresh testicular biopsy after motile and immotile sperm microinjection, using the mechanical touch technique to assess viability
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 569; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh556 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Neuda Marques de Oliveira

Reply: Pregnancy with frozen-thawed and fresh testicular biopsy after motile and immotile sperm microinjection, using the mechanical touch technique to assess viability
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 569; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh563 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan A. Garcia-Velasco and Jose Schneider

E-learning in reproductive medicine
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 569-570; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh577 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kate Whittington, Julian Cook, Chris Barratt, and Julian Jenkins

Reply: E-learning in reproductive medicine
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 570-571; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh578 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Herman K. Snick, Johannes L.H. Evers, and John A. Collins

An update on the age of subfertile couples in Walcheren: age at registration mirrors increasing age at first birth
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 572-573; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh621 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ellen Klinkert, Egbert te Velde, and Frank Broekmans

‘Defining poor ovarian response during IVF cycles, in women aged <40 years, and its relationship with treatment outcome’
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 573; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh622 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Kailasam, S.D. Keay, P. Wilson, W.C. Ford, and J.M. Jenkins

Reply to ‘Defining poor ovarian response during IVF cycles, in women aged <40 years, and its relationship with treatment outcome’
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 573-574; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh623 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Louis Chukwuemeka Ajonuma, Fidelis Onyekachi Ajuonuma, and Chika Lawson Chukwu

Coasting acts through downregulation of VEGF gene expression and protein secretion
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 574-575; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh628 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan A. Garcia-Velasco and Antonio Pellicer

Reply: coasting acts through down regulation of VEGF gene expression and protein secretion
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 575-576; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh629 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Erratum
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 577; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh776 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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