Human Reproduction

OPINION:

Georg Griesinger, Ricardo Felberbaum, and Klaus Diedrich

GnRH antagonists in ovarian stimulation: a treatment regimen of clinicians’ second choice? Data from the German national IVF registry
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 2, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2373-2375; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

Reproductive biology:

M. Kanatsu-Shinohara, H. Miki, K. Inoue, N. Ogonuki, S. Toyokuni, A. Ogura, and T. Shinohara

Germline niche transplantation restores fertility in infertile mice
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2376-2382; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E.V. Younglai, Y.J. Wu, T.K. Kwan, and C.-Y. Kwan

Non-genomic action of estradiol and progesterone on cytosolic calcium concentrations in primary cultures of human granulosa-lutein cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 2, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2383-2390; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei078 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gogsen Onalan, Belgin Selam, Yusuf Baran, Mehmet Cincik, Reside Onalan, Ufuk Gündüz, Ali Ugur Ural, and Recai Pabuccu

Serum and follicular fluid levels of soluble Fas, soluble Fas ligand and apoptosis of luteinized granulosa cells in PCOS patients undergoing IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 2, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2391-2395; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei068 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology:

I.A.A. Penna, P.R.B. Canella, R.M. Reis, M.F. Silva de Sá, and R.A. Ferriani

Acarbose in obese patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2396-2401; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Suhail A.R. Doi, Mona Al-Zaid, Philip A. Towers, Christopher J. Scott, and Kamal A.S. Al-Shoumer

Irregular cycles and steroid hormones in polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 2, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2402-2408; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei093 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Birol Vural, Eray Caliskan, Erkan Turkoz, Teoman Kilic, and Ali Demirci

Evaluation of metabolic syndrome frequency and premature carotid atherosclerosis in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2409-2413; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Murat Yilmaz, Neslihan Bukan, Reyhan Ersoy, Ayhan Karakoç, Ilhan Yetkin, Göksun Ayvaz, Nuri Çakir, and Metin Arslan

Glucose intolerance, insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk factors in first degree relatives of women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2414-2420; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei070 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Ragni, W. Vegetti, A. Riccaboni, B. Engl, C. Brigante, and P.G. Crosignani

Comparison of GnRH agonists and antagonists in assisted reproduction cycles of patients at high risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2421-2425; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Trifon Lainas, John Zorzovilis, George Petsas, Georgia Stavropoulou, Haris Cazlaris, Vassiliki Daskalaki, George Lainas, and Efthymia Alexopoulou

In a flexible antagonist protocol, earlier, criteria-based initiation of GnRH antagonist is associated with increased pregnancy rates in IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 9, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2426-2433; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Salmassi, A.G. Schmutzler, S. Schaefer, K. Koch, J. Hedderich, W. Jonat, and L. Mettler

Is granulocyte colony-stimulating factor level predictive for human IVF outcome?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2434-2440; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Bjercke, P. Fedorcsak, T. Åbyholm, R. Storeng, G. Ertzeid, N. Oldereid, A. Omland, and T. Tanbo

IVF/ICSI outcome and serum LH concentration on day 1 of ovarian stimulation with recombinant FSH under pituitary suppression
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2441-2447; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrea Weghofer, Markus Margreiter, Yvonne Fauster, Theresa Schaetz, Agnes Brandstetter, Doris Boehm, and Wilfried Feichtinger

Age-specific FSH levels as a tool for appropriate patient counselling in assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2448-2452; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei076 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Efstratios M. Kolibianakis, Claire Bourgain, Evangelos G. Papanikolaou, Michel Camus, Herman Tournaye, André C. Van Steirteghem, and Paul Devroey

Prolongation of follicular phase by delaying hCG administration results in a higher incidence of endometrial advancement on the day of oocyte retrieval in GnRH antagonist cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2453-2456; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei069 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lourdes Ibáñez, Adriana Maria Jaramillo, Angela Ferrer, and Francis de Zegher

High neutrophil count in girls and women with hyperinsulinaemic hyperandrogenism: normalization with metformin and flutamide overcomes the aggravation by oral contraception
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2457-2462; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei072 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics:

I. Roig, P. Robles, R. Garcia, M. Martin, J. Egozcue, Ll. Cabero, S. Barambio, and M. Garcia

Evolution of the meiotic prophase and of the chromosome pairing process during human fetal ovarian development
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2463-2469; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chien-Chih Wu, Özgül M. Alper, Jyh-Feng Lu, Song-Ping Wang, Li Guo, Han-Sun Chiang, and Lee-Jun C. Wong

Mutation spectrum of the CFTR gene in Taiwanese patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2470-2475; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei077 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Pinton, T. Faraut, M. Yerle, J. Gruand, F. Pellestor, and A. Ducos

Comparison of male and female meiotic segregation patterns in translocation heterozygotes: a case study in an animal model (Sus scrofa domestica L.)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 5, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2476-2482; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Epidemiology:

Sjoerd G. Elias, Paulus A.H. van Noord, Petra H.M. Peeters, Isolde den Tonkelaar, and Diederick E. Grobbee

Childhood exposure to the 1944–1945 Dutch famine and subsequent female reproductive function
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 2, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2483-2488; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei090 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Polasek, I. Kolcic, B. Kolaric, and I. Rudan

Sex ratio at birth and war in Croatia (1991–1995)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2489-2491; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei097 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Huei-Wen Chen, Jeremy J.W. Chen, Sung-Liang Yu, Han-Ni Li, Pan-Chyr Yang, Ching-Mao Su, Heng-Kien Au, Ching-Wen Chang, Li-Wei Chien, Chieh-Sheng Chen, and Chii-Ruey Tzeng

Transcriptome analysis in blastocyst hatching by cDNA microarray
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2492-2501; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Samuel Kim, Hee Gyu Kang, Nam Hyung Kim, Hoi Chang Lee, and Hyang Heun Lee

Assessment of the integrity of human oocytes retrieved from cryopreserved ovarian tissue after xenotransplantation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 9, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2502-2508; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yajun Xu, Rong Xiao, and Yong Li

Effect of ethanol on the development of visceral yolk sac
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2509-2516; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Viloria, M.C. Rubio, L. Rodrigo, G. Calderon, A. Mercader, E. Mateu, M. Meseguer, J. Remohi, and A. Pellicer

Smoking habits of parents and male: female ratio in spermatozoa and preimplantation embryos
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2517-2522; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei087 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

Maureen Porter, and Siladitya Bhattacharya

Investigation of staff and patients’ opinions of a proposed trial of elective single embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2523-2530; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei094 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael S. Neal, Edward G. Hughes, Alison C. Holloway, and Warren G. Foster

Sidestream smoking is equally as damaging as mainstream smoking on IVF outcomes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2531-2535; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Tesarik, André Hazout, and Carmen Mendoza

Improvement of delivery and live birth rates after ICSI in women aged >40 years by ovarian co-stimulation with growth hormone
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 28, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2536-2541; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei066 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ahmad F. Khattab, Fayez A. Mustafa, and Philip J. Taylor

The use of urine LH detection kits to time intrauterine insemination with donor sperm
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2542-2545; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Nadir Çiray, Faruk Bener, Levent Karagenç, Ulun Ulug, and Mustafa Bahçeci

Impact of assisted hatching on ART outcome in women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2546-2549; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dorte Hvidtjørn, Jakob Grove, Diana Schendel, Michael Væth, Erik Ernst, Lene Nielsen, and Poul Thorsen

‘Vanishing embryo syndrome’ in IVF/ICSI
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2550-2551; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei092 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sanja Vujisic, Feodora Stipoljev, Renato Bauman, Romana Dmitrovic, and Davor Jezek

Pericentric inversion of chromosome 2 in a patient with the empty follicle syndrome: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2552-2555; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Barbro Fridén, Julius Hreinsson, and Outi Hovatta

Birth of a healthy infant after in vitro oocyte maturation and ICSI in a woman with diminished ovarian response: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2556-2558; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

M.S. Jensen, L.M. Mabeck, G. Toft, A.M. Thulstrup, and J.P. Bonde

Lower sperm counts following prenatal tobacco exposure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2559-2566; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rubén Darío Motrich, Mariana Maccioni, Rosa Molina, Andrea Tissera, José Olmedo, Clelia Maria Riera, and Virginia Elena Rivero

Reduced semen quality in chronic prostatitis patients that have cellular autoimmune response to prostate antigens
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2567-2572; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei073 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.A. Castilla, J. Morancho-Zaragoza, J. Aguilar, R. Prats-Gimenez, M.C. Gonzalvo, E. Fernández-Pardo, C. Álvarez, R. Calafell, and L. Martinez

Quality specifications for seminal parameters based on the state of the art
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2573-2578; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Russ Hauser, Linda Godfrey-Bailey, and Zuying Chen

Does the potential for selection bias in semen quality studies depend on study design? Experience from a study conducted within an infertility clinic
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2579-2583; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei088 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Tal, G. Ziskind, Y. Paltieli, Z. Leibovitz, A. Fishman, G. Ohel, G. Paz, N. Lewit, and I. Calderon

ICSI outcome in patients with transient azoospermia with initially motile or immotile sperm in the ejaculate
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2584-2589; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ermanno Greco, Stefania Romano, Marcello Iacobelli, Susanna Ferrero, Elena Baroni, Maria Giulia Minasi, Filippo Ubaldi, Laura Rienzi, and Jan Tesarik

ICSI in cases of sperm DNA damage: beneficial effect of oral antioxidant treatment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 2, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2590-2594; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Eskiocak, A.S. Gozen, S.B. Yapar, F. Tavas, A.S. Kilic, and M. Eskiocak

Glutathione and free sulphydryl content of seminal plasma in healthy medical students during and after exam stress
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2595-2600; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Eley, S. Hosseinzadeh, H. Hakimi, I. Geary, and A.A. Pacey

Apoptosis of ejaculated human sperm is induced by co-incubation with Chlamydia trachomatis lipopolysaccharide
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2601-2607; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Shiraishi and K. Naito

Increased expression of Leydig cell haem oxygenase-1 preserves spermatogenesis in varicocele
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 5, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2608-2613; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yigal Gat, Zvi Zukerman, Joana Chakraborty, and Michael Gornish

Varicocele, hypoxia and male infertility. Fluid Mechanics analysis of the impaired testicular venous drainage system
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 2, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2614-2619; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yedidya Hovav, Ohn Sibirsky, Rafael N. Pollack, Irit Kafka, Galit Elgavish, and Haim Yaffe

Comparison between the first and the second electroejaculate qualities obtained from neurologically intact men suffering from anejaculation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2620-2622; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early Pregnancy:

José Bellver, Coral Lara, Sergio R. Soares, Alberto Ramírez, Antonio Pellicer, José Remohí, and Vicente Serra

First trimester biochemical screening for Down's syndrome in singleton pregnancies conceived by assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2623-2627; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Weiss, E. Shalev, and S. Romano

Hysteroscopy may be justified after two miscarriages
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2628-2631; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miroslava M. Jankovic and Bojana S. Tapuskovic

Molecular forms and microheterogeneity of the oligosaccharide chains of pregnancy-associated CA125 antigen
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2632-2638; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Quan-Hong Sun, Jing-Pian Peng, Hong-Fei Xia, Ying Yang, and Mei-Ling Liu

Effect on expression of RT1-A and RT1-DM molecules of treatment with interferon- at the maternal—fetal interface of pregnant rats
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 9, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2639-2647; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility Control:

C. Fiala, A. Aronsson, O. Stephansson, and K. Gemzell-Danielsson

Effects of slow release misoprostol on uterine contractility in early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2648-2652; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty/Aging and HRT:

N.R.E. Hampton, M.C.P. Rees, D.G. Lowe, I. Rauramo, D. Barlow, and J. Guillebaud

Levonorgestrel intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) with conjugated oral equine estrogen: a successful regimen for HRT in perimenopausal women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2005
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2653-2660; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Jerome H. Check

Modified natural cycle IVF for poor responders
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2661; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei059 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Efstratios M Kolibianakis and Paul Devroey

Reply: Modified natural cycle IVF for poor responders
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2661-2662; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei060 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alfonso Gutiérrez-Adán

The epigenetic environment: secondary sex ratio depends on differential survival in embryogenesis: Comment 1
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2662-2663; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei111 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.H. Jongbloet

The epigenetic environment: secondary sex ratio depends on differential survival in embryogenesis: Comment 2
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2663-2664; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei112 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.E. Boklage

Reply: The epigenetic environment: secondary sex ratio depends on differential survival in embryogenesis
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2664-2665; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei113 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sachiko Matsuzaki and Michel Canis

Is the dose to inhibit the COX-2 enzyme in nude mice also adequate in ‘human’ endometrial tissues?
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2665; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei114 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.Louise Hull and D.Stephen Charnock-Jones

Reply: Is the dose to inhibit the COX-2 enzyme in nude mice also adequate in human endometrial tissues?
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2665-2666; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei115 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James D. Fett

Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) in both surrogate and biological mother
Hum. Reprod. 2005 20: 2666-2668; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei116 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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