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EDITORIAL Back

David H. Barlow
Human Reproduction—the next phase in its development
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 7, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2463-2465; doi:10.1093/humrep/del342 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RETRACTION Back

Ashraf F.I. Nabhan
A randomized clinical trial of the effects of isosorbide mononitrate on bone formation and resorption in post-menopausal women: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2466; doi:10.1093/humrep/del359 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FAST TRACK Back

Alistair T. Pagnamenta, Jan-Willem Taanman, Callum J. Wilson, Neil E. Anderson, Rosetta Marotta, Andrew J. Duncan, Maria Bitner- Glindzicz, Robert W. Taylor, Adrienne Laskowski, David R. Thorburn, and Shamima Rahman
Dominant inheritance of premature ovarian failure associated with mutant mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 4, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2467-2473; doi:10.1093/humrep/del076 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION Back

Rosario M. Isasi and Bartha M. Knoppers
Beyond the permissibility of embryonic and stem cell research: substantive requirements and procedural safeguards
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 27, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2474-2481; doi:10.1093/humrep/del235 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anna Pia Ferraretti, Guido Pennings, Luca Gianaroli, and Maria Cristina Magli
Semen donor recruitment in an oocyte donation programme
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 1, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2482-2485; doi:10.1093/humrep/del204 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

William H. James
Are there preconceptional determinants of mammalian sex? A response to Boklage (2005)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2486-2490; doi:10.1093/humrep/del226 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Benatar
Reproductive freedom and risk
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2491-2493; doi:10.1093/humrep/del209 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE PAGES Back

Fanny Vidal and Anna Veiga
In memory of Josep Egozcue Chairman of ESHRE (1995–1997): a personal remembrance from two of his students
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2494; doi:10.1093/humrep/del309 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Biology Back

E.A. Campbell, L. O’Hara, R.D. Catalano, A.M. Sharkey, T.C. Freeman, and Martin H. Johnson
Temporal expression profiling of the uterine luminal epithelium of the pseudo-pregnant mouse suggests receptivity to the fertilized egg is associated with complex transcriptional changes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2495-2513; doi:10.1093/humrep/del195 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Michele Quarante Panzan, José Maria Soares Júnior, Eduardo Leme Alves da Motta, Edna Freymuller Haapalainen, Manuel de Jesus Simões, Heloisa Allegro Baptista, Mauro Abi Haidar, and Edmund C. Baracat
Metoclopramide-induced hyperprolactinaemia caused marked decline in pinopodes and pregnancy rates in mice
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2514-2520; doi:10.1093/humrep/del093 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Heng-Chao Ruan, Xiao-Ming Zhu, Qiong Luo, Ai-Xia Liu, Yu-Li Qian, Cai-Yun Zhou, Fan Jin, He-Feng Huang, and Jian-Zhong Sheng
Ovarian stimulation with GnRH agonist, but not GnRH antagonist, partially restores the expression of endometrial integrin beta3 and leukaemia-inhibitory factor and improves uterine receptivity in mice
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2521-2529; doi:10.1093/humrep/del215 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

L.J. Ayling, G.St.J. Whitley, J.D. Aplin, and J.E. Cartwright
Dimethylarginine dimethylaminohydrolase (DDAH) regulates trophoblast invasion and motility through effects on nitric oxide
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 18, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2530-2537; doi:10.1093/humrep/del111 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shang-mian Yie, Rong Xiao, and Clifford L. Librach
Progesterone regulates HLA-G gene expression through a novel progesterone response element
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2538-2544; doi:10.1093/humrep/del126 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Seiyou Miura, Khaleque Newaz Khan, Michio Kitajima, Koichi Hiraki, Shingo Moriyama, Hideaki Masuzaki, Tetsurou Samejima, Akira Fujishita, and Tadayuki Ishimaru
Differential infiltration of macrophages and prostaglandin production by different uterine leiomyomas
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 8, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2545-2554; doi:10.1093/humrep/del205 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rongxiu Li, Xiaoping Luo, Qun Pan, Issam Zineh, David F. Archer, R.Stan Williams, and Nasser Chegini
Doxycycline alters the expression of inflammatory and immune-related cytokines and chemokines in human endometrial cells: implication in irregular uterine bleeding
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 4, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2555-2563; doi:10.1093/humrep/del206 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Q. Zhou, S.H. Yang, C.H. Ding, X.C. He, Y.H. Xie, T.B. Hildebrandt, S.M. Mitalipov, X.H. Tang, D.P. Wolf, and W.Z. Ji
A comparative approach to somatic cell nuclear transfer in the rhesus monkey
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2564-2571; doi:10.1093/humrep/del216 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Reproductive Endocrinology Back

Jan Tesarik, André Hazout, Raquel Mendoza-Tesarik, Nicolas Mendoza, and Carmen Mendoza
Beneficial effect of luteal-phase GnRH agonist administration on embryo implantation after ICSI in both GnRH agonist- and antagonist-treated ovarian stimulation cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2572-2579; doi:10.1093/humrep/del173 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cornelis B. Lambalk and Roy Homburg
GnRH agonist for luteal support in IVF? Setting the balance between enthusiasm and caution
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2580-2582; doi:10.1093/humrep/del321 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.A. Anderson, A.P.N. Themmen, A.Al -Qahtani, N.P. Groome, and D.A. Cameron
The effects of chemotherapy and long-term gonadotrophin suppression on the ovarian reserve in premenopausal women with breast cancer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 4, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2583-2592; doi:10.1093/humrep/del201 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Lossl, A.N. Andersen, A. Loft, N.L.C. Freiesleben, S. Bangsbøll, and C.Yding Andersen
Androgen priming using aromatase inhibitor and hCG during early-follicular-phase GnRH antagonist down-regulation in modified antagonist protocols
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 19, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2593-2600; doi:10.1093/humrep/del221 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.T. Netea-Maier, W.-A. Nieuwlaat, C.G.J. Sweep, P. Wesseling, L. Massuger, and A.R.M.M. Hermus
Virilization due to ovarian androgen hypersecretion in a patient with ectopic adrenocorticotrophic hormone secretion caused by a carcinoid tumour: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2601-2605; doi:10.1093/humrep/del224 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility Control Back

Anita Sik Yau Kan, Natalie Caves, Sylvia Yuen Wai Wong, Ernest Hung Yu Ng, and Pak Chung Ho
A double-blind, randomized controlled trial on the use of a 50:50 mixture of nitrous oxide/oxygen in pain relief during suction evacuation for the first trimester pregnancy termination
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2606-2611; doi:10.1093/humrep/del234 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrick Thonneau, Thierry Almont, Elise de La Rochebrochard, and Bernard Maria
Risk factors for IUD failure: results of a large multicentre case–control study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2612-2616; doi:10.1093/humrep/del208 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

Sofia Dias, Roseanne McNamee, and Andy Vail
Evidence of improving quality of reporting of randomized controlled trials in subfertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2617-2627; doi:10.1093/humrep/del236 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H.M. Fatemi, E.M. Kolibianakis, M. Camus, H. Tournaye, P. Donoso, E. Papanikolaou, and P. Devroey
Addition of estradiol to progesterone for luteal supplementation in patients stimulated with GnRH antagonist/rFSH for IVF: a randomized controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 20, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2628-2632; doi:10.1093/humrep/del117 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Petra De Sutter, Ilse Delbaere, Jan Gerris, Hans Verstraelen, Sylvie Goetgeluk, Josiane Van der Elst, Marleen Temmerman, and Marc Dhont
Birthweight of singletons after assisted reproduction is higher after single- than after double-embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 19, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2633-2637; doi:10.1093/humrep/del247 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jolande A. Land
How should we report on perinatal outcome?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 7, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2638-2639; doi:10.1093/humrep/del246 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Khalaf, C. Ross, T. El-Toukhy, R. Hart, P. Seed, and P. Braude
The effect of small intramural uterine fibroids on the cumulative outcome of assisted conception
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2640-2644; doi:10.1093/humrep/del218 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Lahoud, M.Al- Jefout, J. Tyler, J. Ryan, and G. Driscoll
A relative reduction in mid-follicular LH concentrations during GnRH agonist IVF/ICSI cycles leads to lower live birth rates
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 19, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2645-2649; doi:10.1093/humrep/del219 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sanja Vujisic, Snjezana Zidovec Lepej, Ivana Emedi, Renato Bauman, Anica Remenar, and Mirjana Kujundzic Tiljak
Ovarian follicular concentration of IL-12, IL-15, IL-18 and p40 subunit of IL-12 and IL-23
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2650-2655; doi:10.1093/humrep/del217 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology Back

M.C. Magli, Luca Gianaroli, N. Grieco, E. Cefalù, G. Ruvolo, and A.P. Ferraretti
Cryopreservation of biopsied embryos at the blastocyst stage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 12, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2656-2660; doi:10.1093/humrep/del228 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology Back

Ligita Jokubkiene, Povilas Sladkevicius, Linas Rovas, and Lil Valentin
Assessment of changes in volume and vascularity of the ovaries during the normal menstrual cycle using three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2661-2668; doi:10.1093/humrep/del211 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Aitken, A. Khaund, S.A. Hamid, D. Millan, and S. Campbell
The normal human myometrium has a vascular spatial gradient absent in small fibroids
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 28, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2669-2678; doi:10.1093/humrep/del220 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paolo Vercellini, Luigi Fedele, Giorgio Aimi, Olga De Giorgi, Dario Consonni, and Pier Giorgio Crosignani
Reproductive performance, pain recurrence and disease relapse after conservative surgical treatment for endometriosis: the predictive value of the current classification system
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2679-2685; doi:10.1093/humrep/del230 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Georgina Jones, Crispin Jenkinson, Nicola Taylor, Abbie Mills, and Stephen Kennedy
Measuring quality of life in women with endometriosis: tests of data quality, score reliability, response rate and scaling assumptions of the Endometriosis Health Profile Questionnaire
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 4, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2686-2693; doi:10.1093/humrep/del231 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early Pregnancy Back

Hussein S. Qublan, Suhair S. Eid, Hani A. Ababneh, Zouhair O. Amarin, Aiman Z. Smadi, Farakaid F. Al-Khafaji, and Yousef S. Khader
Acquired and inherited thrombophilia: implication in recurrent IVF and embryo transfer failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 11, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2694-2698; doi:10.1093/humrep/del203 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joanna L. James, P.R. Stone, and L.W. Chamley
The effects of oxygen concentration and gestational age on extravillous trophoblast outgrowth in a human first trimester villous explant model
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 28, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2699-2705; doi:10.1093/humrep/del212 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Condous, E. Kirk, C. Lu, B. Van Calster, S. Van Huffel, D. Timmerman, and T. Bourne
There is no role for uterine curettage in the contemporary diagnostic workup of women with a pregnancy of unknown location
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2706-2710; doi:10.1093/humrep/del223 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Mayumi Sugiura-Ogasawara, Kyoko Nozawa, Tamao Nakanishi, Yukio Hattori, and Yasuhiko Ozaki
Complement as a predictor of further miscarriage in couples with recurrent miscarriages
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2711-2714; doi:10.1093/humrep/del229 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty, Age and HRT Back

Jason Yen-Ping Ho, Ming-Jer Chen, Wayne Huey-Herng Sheu, Yu-Chiao Yi, Andy Chi-Wei Tsai, Hwa-Fen Guu, and Esther Shih-Chu Ho
Differential effects of oral conjugated equine estrogen and transdermal estrogen on atherosclerotic vascular disease risk markers and endothelial function in healthy postmenopausal women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 28, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2715-2720; doi:10.1093/humrep/del245 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor Back

José M.Palacios Jaraquemada
Possibility of hidden damages with temporary uterine artery occlusion device
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2721; doi:10.1093/humrep/del103 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G.A. Vilos, E.C. Vilos, W. Romano, and B. Abu-Rafea
Reply: Possibility of hidden damages with temporary uterine artery occlusion device
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2721-2722; doi:10.1093/humrep/del104 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pierre F. Ray
Ethics and genetics of carrier embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2722-2723; doi:10.1093/humrep/del237 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Simone N.T. Moreira and George D. Azevedo
Incorporating qualitative approaches is the path to adequate understanding of the psychosocial impact of polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2723-2724; doi:10.1093/humrep/del239 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

sdf S. Elsenbruch, Sven Benson, Susanne Hahn, and Onno E. Janssen
Reply: Incorporating qualitative approaches is the path to adequate understanding of the psychosocial impact of polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2724-2725; doi:10.1093/humrep/del240 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.F.P.J. Coppus, B.C. Opmeer, F. van der Veen, P.M.M. Bossuyt, and B.W.J. Mol
Routine use of hysterosalpingography prior to diagnostic laparoscopy in the fertility workup
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2725-2726; doi:10.1093/humrep/del323 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F.M. Helmerhorst, D.A.M. Perquin, P.Joep Dörr, and A.J.M. de Craen
Reply: Routine use of hysterosalpingography prior to diagnostic laparoscopy in the fertility workup
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2726-2727; doi:10.1093/humrep/del324 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum Back

Michael F. Costello, Michael Chapman, and Una Conway
A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials on metformin co-administration during gonadotrophin ovulation induction or IVF in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2728; doi:10.1093/humrep/del343 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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