Human Reproduction

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Taskforce 9: the application of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for human leukocyte antigen typing of embryos
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 10, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 845-847; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh734 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

Reproductive biology:

Detlef Pietrowski, Hertha Bettendorf, Eva-Katrin Riener, Christoph Keck, Lukas A. Hefler, Johannes C. Huber, and Clemens Tempfer

Recurrent pregnancy failure is associated with a polymorphism in the p53 tumour suppressor gene
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 848-851; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh696 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alan A. Arslan, Leslie I. Gold, Khushbakhat Mittal, Ting-Chung Suen, Ilana Belitskaya-Levy, Moon-Shong Tang, and Paolo Toniolo

Gene expression studies provide clues to the pathogenesis of uterine leiomyoma: new evidence and a systematic review
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 10, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 852-863; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh698 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Bläuer, P.K. Heinonen, P.M. Martikainen, E. Tomás, and T. Ylikomi

A novel organotypic culture model for normal human endometrium: regulation of epithelial cell proliferation by estradiol and medroxyprogesterone acetate
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 864-871; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh722 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Meiyi Tang, Yun Xu, JoAnne Julian, Daniel Carson, and Siamak Tabibzadeh

Lefty is expressed in mouse endometrium in estrous cycle and peri-implantation period
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 872-880; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh717 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Subhash C. Juneja and Jan M. van Deursen

A mouse model of familial oligoasthenoteratozoospermia
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 10, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 881-893; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh719 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

Esra Bulgan Kilicdag, Tayfun Bagis, Hulusi B. Zeyneloglu, Ebru Tarim, Erdogan Aslan, Bulent Haydardedeoglu, and Serkan Erkanli

Homocysteine levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome treated with metformin versus rosiglitazone: a randomized study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 894-899; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh700 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Madelon van Wely, Neriman Bayram, Fulco van der Veen, and Patrick M.M. Bossuyt

Predictors for treatment failure after laparoscopic electrocautery of the ovaries in women with clomiphene citrate resistant polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 900-905; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh712 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mehmet Ali Akman, Halit Firat Erden, and Mustafa Bahceci

Endometrial fluid visualized through ultrasonography during ovarian stimulation in IVF cycles impairs the outcome in tubal factor, but not PCOS, patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 906-909; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh737 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Wiser, J. Levron, D. Kreizer, R. Achiron, A. Shrim, E. Schiff, J. Dor, and A. Shulman

Outcome of pregnancies complicated by severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS): a follow-up beyond the second trimester
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 910-914; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh713 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joana Peñarrubia, Francisco Fábregues, Dolors Manau, Montserrat Creus, Gemma Casals, Roser Casamitjana, Franciso Carmona, Juan A. Vanrell, and Juan Balasch

Basal and stimulation day 5 anti-Müllerian hormone serum concentrations as predictors of ovarian response and pregnancy in assisted reproductive technology cycles stimulated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist–gonadotropin treatment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 915-922; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh718 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Renato Fanchin, Joëlle Taieb, Daniel H. Mendèz Lozano, Béatrice Ducot, René Frydman, and Jean Bouyer

High reproducibility of serum anti-Müllerian hormone measurements suggests a multi-staged follicular secretion and strengthens its role in the assessment of ovarian follicular status
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 923-927; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh688 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ruth McChesney, Allen J. Wilcox, John F. O'Connor, Clarice R. Weinberg, Donna D. Baird, John P. Schlatterer, D.Robert McConnaughey, Steven Birken, and Robert E. Canfield

Intact HCG, free HCG subunit and HCG core fragment: longitudinal patterns in urine during early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 928-935; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh702 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Heather A. Harris, Kaylon L. Bruner-Tran, Xiaochun Zhang, Kevin G. Osteen, and C. Richard Lyttle

A selective estrogen receptor- agonist causes lesion regression in an experimentally induced model of endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 936-941; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh711 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology:

Elisabeth Carlsen, Shanna H. Swan, Jørgen Holm Petersen, and Niels E. Skakkebæk

Longitudinal changes in semen parameters in young Danish men from the Copenhagen area
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 942-949; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh704 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Øjvind Lidegaard, Anja Pinborg, and Anders Nyboe Andersen

Imprinting diseases and IVF: Danish National IVF cohort study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 950-954; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh714 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tina Kold Jensen, Mike Joffe, Thomas Scheike, Axel Skytthe, David Gaist, and Kaare Christensen

Time trends in waiting time to pregnancy among Danish twins
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 13, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 955-964; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh723 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

D. Söderlund, P. Canto, S. Carranza-Lira, and J.P. Méndez

No evidence of mutations in the P450 aromatase gene in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 3, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 965-969; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh690 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Piotr I. Roszkowski, Monika Sankowska, Agnieszka Jalbrzykowska, Dariusz Radomski, Katarzyna Dragowska, Rafal Ploski, and Jacek Malejczyk

Susceptibility to ovarian endometriosis in Polish population is not associated with HLA-DRB1 alleles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 970-973; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh715 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Tsuchiya, H. Nakao, T. Katoh, H. Sasaki, M. Hiroshima, T. Tanaka, T. Matsunaga, T. Hanaoka, S. Tsugane, and T. Ikenoue

Association between endometriosis and genetic polymorphisms of the estradiol-synthesizing enzyme genes HSD17B1 and CYP19
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 974-978; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh726 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Fatima Naveed, Estella Yee Lan Lau, William Shu Biu Yeung, Carina Chi Wai Chan, Oi Shan Tang, and Pak Chung Ho

A randomized double-blind controlled study of the efficacy of laser-assisted hatching on implantation and pregnancy rates of frozen–thawed embryo transfer at the cleavage stage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 979-985; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh724 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.E. den Hartog, J.A. Land, F.R.M. Stassen, A.G.H. Kessels, and C.A. Bruggeman

Serological markers of persistent C. trachomatis infections in women with tubal factor subfertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 7, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 986-990; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh710 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.M.J. Smeenk, C.M. Verhaak, A.J.J.M. Vingerhoets, C.G.J. Sweep, J.M.W.M. Merkus, S.J. Willemsen, A. van Minnen, H. Straatman, and D.D.M. Braat

Stress and outcome success in IVF: the role of self-reports and endocrine variables
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 991-996; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh739 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antonio Scotto di Frega, Brian Dale, Loredana Di Matteo, and Martin Wilding

Secondary male factor infertility after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 997-998; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh707 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

D.Y. Liu, G.N. Clarke, and H.W.G. Baker

Exposure of actin on the surface of the human sperm head during in vitro culture relates to sperm morphology, capacitation and zona binding
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 13, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 999-1005; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh716 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Eskenazi, S.A. Kidd, A.R. Marks, E. Sloter, G. Block, and A.J. Wyrobek

Antioxidant intake is associated with semen quality in healthy men
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1006-1012; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh725 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yigal Gat, Gil N. Bachar, Karel Everaert, Uriel Levinger, and Michael Gornish

Induction of spermatogenesis in azoospermic men after internal spermatic vein embolization for the treatment of varicocele
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1013-1017; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh706 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Zini, A. Blumenfeld, J. Libman, and J. Willis

Beneficial effect of microsurgical varicocelectomy on human sperm DNA integrity
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1018-1021; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh701 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Jung, F. Leonhardt, W.-B. Schill, and H.-C. Schuppe

Influence of the type of undertrousers and physical activity on scrotal temperature
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1022-1027; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh697 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicolás Garrido, Marcos Meseguer, José Remohí, Carlos Simón, and Antonio Pellicer

Semen characteristics in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)- and hepatitis C (HCV)-seropositive males: predictors of the success of viral removal after sperm washing
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1028-1034; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh699 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Monica Muratori, Sara Marchiani, Gianni Forti, and Elisabetta Baldi

Sperm ubiquitination positively correlates to normal morphology in human semen
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 10, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1035-1043; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh678 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology/counselling:

L. Schmidt, U. Christensen, and B.E. Holstein

The social epidemiology of coping with infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1044-1052; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh687 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rupert Conrad, Guntram Schilling, and Reinhard Liedtke

Parental coping with sudden infant death after donor insemination: case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1053-1056; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh705 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early Pregnancy:

G. Laskarin, K. Cupurdija, V. Sotosek Tokmadzic, D. Dorcic, J. Dupor, K. Juretic, N. Strbo, T. Bogovic Crncic, F. Marchezi, P. Allavena, A. Mantovani, Lj. Randic, and D. Rukavina

The presence of functional mannose receptor on macrophages at the maternal–fetal interface
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1057-1066; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh740 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G.C.M. Graziosi, J.W. van der Steeg, P.H.W. Reuwer, A.P. Drogtrop, H.W. Bruinse, and B.W.J. Mol

Economic evaluation of misoprostol in the treatment of early pregnancy failure compared to curettage after an expectant management
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1067-1071; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh709 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

I.E. Agerholm, S. Ziebe, B. Williams, C. Berg, D.G. Crüger, G. Bruun Petersen, and S. Kølvraa

Sequential FISH analysis using competitive displacement of labelled peptide nucleic acid probes for eight chromosomes in human blastomeres
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1072-1077; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh735 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Bianchi, G. Coticchio, L. Fava, C. Flamigni, and A. Borini

Meiotic spindle imaging in human oocytes frozen with a slow freezing procedure involving high sucrose concentration
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 10, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1078-1083; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh736 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

Yasushi Hirota, Yutaka Osuga, Kaori Koga, Osamu Yoshino, Tetsuya Hirata, Miyuki Harada, Chieko Morimoto, Tetsu Yano, Osamu Tsutsumi, Sadatoshi Sakuma, Takashi Muramatsu, and Yuji Taketani

Possible implication of midkine in the development of endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 25, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1084-1089; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh720 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kristof Chwalisz, Walter Elger, Therese Stickler, Cynthia Mattia-Goldberg, and Lois Larsen

The effects of 1-month administration of asoprisnil (J867), a selective progesterone receptor modulator, in healthy premenopausal women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 21, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1090-1099; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh738 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility Control:

Maurizio Guida, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Silvia Bramante, Stefania Sparice, Giuseppe Acunzo, Giovanni Antonio Tommaselli, Costantino Di Carlo, Massimiliano Pellicano, Elena Greco, and Carmine Nappi

Effects of two types of hormonal contraception—oral versus intravaginal—on the sexual life of women and their partners
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on December 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1100-1106; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh686 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ido Ben-Ami, David Schneider, Ron Maymon, Zvika Vaknin, Arie Herman, and Reuvit Halperin

Sonographic versus clinical evaluation as predictors of residual trophoblastic tissue
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 13, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1107-1111; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh689 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

Olaf Reich and Sigrid Regauer

Do drugs that stimulate ovulation increase the risk for endometrial stromal sarcoma?
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1112; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh658 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Louise A. Brinton, Bert Scoccia, Kamran S. Moghissi, Carolyn L. Westhoff, Michelle D. Althuis, and Emmet J. Lamb

Reply: Do drugs that stimulate ovulation increase the risk for endometrial stromal sarcoma?
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1112-1113; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh659 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.N.M. Renckens

Hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy for severe premenstrual syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1113-1114; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh660 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Studd, W. Cronje, and A. Vashisht

Reply: Hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy for severe premenstrual syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1114; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh661 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Frank J. Broekmans, Malcolm Faddy, and Egbert R. te Velde

Ovarian reserve and reproductive age may be determined from measurement of ovarian volume by transvaginal sonography
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1114-1115; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh691 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W.H.B. Wallace and T.W. Kelsey

Reply: ovarian reserve and reproductive age may be determined from measurement of ovarian volume by transvaginal sonography
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1115-1116; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh692 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

A.H. Shaamash and M.M. Zakhari

Increased serum levels of nitric oxide metabolites among users: a possible role in progestin-induced bleeding
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1117; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh761 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Mansour

Minimizing embryo expulsion after embryo transfer: a randomized controlled study
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1118; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh791 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Utsunomiya, H. Ito, M. Nagaki, and J. Sato

A prospective, randomized study: day 3 versus hatching blastocyst stage
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1119; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh829 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Chatzimeletiou, E.E. Morrison, N. Prapas, Y. Prapas, and A.H. Handyside

Spindle abnormalities in normally developing and arrested human preimplantation embryos in vitro identified by confocal laser scanning microscopy
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1120; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh894 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Retraction:

F. Miro, K. Bradford, S. Inglis, R. Evans, L. Frost, and S. Alaluf

Dynamics of urinary levels of hCG during early pregnancy and accuracy of the home pregnancy test
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 28, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 1121; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh838 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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