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Contents: Volume 21, Number 12, December 2006   [Index by Author] 

Down EDITORIAL
Down MINI REVIEW---DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE
Down OPINION
Down ESHRE PAGES
Down Reproductive Biology
Down Reproductive Endocrinology
Down Reproductive Epidemiology
Down Fertility Control
Down Reproductive Genetics
Down Andrology
Down Infertility
Down Embryology
Down Gynaecology
Down Early Pregnancy
Down Psychology and Counselling
Down Letter to the Editor


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EDITORIAL Back

D.H. Barlow
Taking stock and moving forward
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3033-3035; doi:10.1093/humrep/del461 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MINI REVIEW---DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE Back

E.J. Margalioth, A. Ben-Chetrit, M. Gal, and T. Eldar-Geva
Investigation and treatment of repeated implantation failure following IVF-ET
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 12, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3036-3043; doi:10.1093/humrep/del305 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION Back

Veronica English
Autonomy versus protection—who benefits from the regulation of IVF?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 2, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3044-3049; doi:10.1093/humrep/del308 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE PAGES Back

ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law including, G. Pennings, G. de Wert, F. Shenfield, J. Cohen, P. Devroey, and B. Tarlatzis
ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 11: Posthumous assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3050-3053; doi:10.1093/humrep/del287 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Biology Back

M. Mikolajczyk, P. Wirstlein, and J. Skrzypczak
Leukaemia inhibitory factor and interleukin 11 levels in uterine flushings of infertile patients with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 25, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3054-3058; doi:10.1093/humrep/del225 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Collette, R. Maheux, J. Mailloux, and A. Akoum
Increased expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in the eutopic endometrial tissue of women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 31, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3059-3067; doi:10.1093/humrep/del297 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.J.P. Jones, J. Denton, and A.T. Fazleabas
Morphological and glycosylation changes associated with the endometrium and ectopic lesions in a baboon model of endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 2, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3068-3080; doi:10.1093/humrep/del310 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O.D. Slayden, M.B. Zelinski, K. Chwalisz, H. Hess-Stumpp, and R.M. Brenner
Chronic progesterone antagonist–estradiol therapy suppresses breakthrough bleeding and endometrial proliferation in a menopausal macaque model
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 26, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3081-3090; doi:10.1093/humrep/del282 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology Back

Byron Asimakopoulos, F. Köster, R. Felberbaum, S. Al-Hasani, K. Diedrich, and Nikos Nikolettos
Cytokine and hormonal profile in blood serum and follicular fluids during ovarian stimulation with the multidose antagonist or the long agonist protocol
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 27, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3091-3095; doi:10.1093/humrep/del207 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Groten, H.M. Fraser, W.C. Duncan, R. Konrad, R. Kreienberg, and C. Wulff
Cell junctional proteins in the human corpus luteum: changes during the normal cycle and after HCG treatment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3096-3102; doi:10.1093/humrep/del286 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. La Marca, G. Stabile, A.Carducci Artenisio, and A. Volpe
Serum anti-Mullerian hormone throughout the human menstrual cycle
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3103-3107; doi:10.1093/humrep/del291 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Belosi, L. Selvaggi, R. Apa, M. Guido, D. Romualdi, A.M. Fulghesu, and A. Lanzone
Is the PCOS diagnosis solved by ESHRE/ASRM 2003 consensus or could it include ultrasound examination of the ovarian stroma?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 19, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3108-3115; doi:10.1093/humrep/del306 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Avellaira, A. Villavicencio, K. Bacallao, F. Gabler, P. Wells, C. Romero, and M. Vega
Expression of molecules associated with tissue homeostasis in secretory endometria from untreated women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 27, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3116-3121; doi:10.1093/humrep/del183 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Epidemiology Back

K.S. Hougaard, H. Hannerz, J.P. Bonde, H. Feveile, and H. Burr
The risk of infertility among hairdressers. Five-year follow-up of female hairdressers in a Danish national registry
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 29, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3122-3126; doi:10.1093/humrep/del160 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Catalano, T. Bruckner, A.R. Marks, and B. Eskenazi
Exogenous shocks to the human sex ratio: the case of September 11, 2001 in New York City
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 26, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3127-3131; doi:10.1093/humrep/del283 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I.J. Bakken and F.E. Skjeldestad
Time trends in ectopic pregnancies in a Norwegian county 1970–2004—a population-based study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3132-3136; doi:10.1093/humrep/del289 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility Control Back

D. Chin-Quee, E. Wong, and C. Cuthbertson
Evaluating information on oral contraceptive use: a randomized controlled trial to assess missed pill instructions
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3137-3145; doi:10.1093/humrep/del290 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics Back

R. Pilka, I. Oborna, V. Lichnovsky, P. Havelka, H. Fingerova, P. Eriksson, S. Hansson, and B. Casslén
Endometrial expression of the estrogen-sensitive genes MMP-26 and TIMP-4 is altered by a substitution protocol without down-regulation in IVF patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 29, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3146-3156; doi:10.1093/humrep/del180 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

José L. San Millán, Francisco Álvarez-Blasco, Manuel Luque-Ramírez, José I. Botella-Carretero, and Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale
The PON1–108C/T polymorphism, and not the polycystic ovary syndrome, is an important determinant of reduced serum paraoxonase activity in premenopausal women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 31, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3157-3161; doi:10.1093/humrep/del300 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Han-Chul Lee, Yu-Mi Jeong, Sook Hwan Lee, Kwang Yul Cha, Seung-Hun Song, Nam Keun Kim, Kyo Won Lee, and Suman Lee
Association study of four polymorphisms in three folate-related enzyme genes with non-obstructive male infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3162-3170; doi:10.1093/humrep/del280 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel Topping, Petrice Brown, LuAnn Judis, Stuart Schwartz, Allen Seftel, Anthony Thomas, and Terry Hassold
Synaptic defects at meiosis I and non-obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3171-3177; doi:10.1093/humrep/del281 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G.H. Westerveld, C.M. Korver, A.M.M. van Pelt, N.J. Leschot, F. van der Veen, S. Repping, and M.P. Lombardi
Mutations in the testis-specific NALP14 gene in men suffering from spermatogenic failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3178-3184; doi:10.1093/humrep/del293 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.J. Galan, M. De Felici, B. Buch, M.C. Rivero, A. Segura, J.L. Royo, N. Cruz, L.M. Real, and A. Ruiz
Association of genetic markers within the KIT and KITLG genes with human male infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 11, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3185-3192; doi:10.1093/humrep/del313 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Moradkhani, J. Puechberty, S. Bhatt, J. Lespinasse, P. Vago, G. Lefort, P. Sarda, S. Hamamah, and F. Pellestor
Rare Robertsonian translocations and meiotic behaviour: sperm FISH analysis of t(13;15) and t(14;15) translocations: A Case Report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 17, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3193-3198; doi:10.1093/humrep/del314 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology Back

O. Ståhl, J. Eberhard, K. Jepson, M. Spano, M. Cwikiel, E. Cavallin-Ståhl, and A. Giwercman
Sperm DNA integrity in testicular cancer patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3199-3205; doi:10.1093/humrep/del292 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marie A. Achille, Zeev Rosberger, Roxane Robitaille, Sophie Lebel, Jean-Philippe Gouin, Barry D. Bultz, and Peter T.K.Chan
Facilitators and obstacles to sperm banking in young men receiving gonadotoxic chemotherapy for cancer: the perspective of survivors and health care professionals
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3206-3216; doi:10.1093/humrep/del307 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

Anders Nyboe Andersen, Paul Devroey, and Joan-Carles Arce for the MERIT Group
Clinical outcome following stimulation with highly purified hMG or recombinant FSH in patients undergoing IVF: a randomized assessor-blind controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 27, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3217-3227; doi:10.1093/humrep/del284 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

K. Kapiteijn, C.S. de Bruijn, E. de Boer, A.J.M. de Craen, C.W. Burger, F.E. van Leeuwen, and F.M. Helmerhorst
Does subfertility explain the risk of poor perinatal outcome after IVF and ovarian hyperstimulation?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 5, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3228-3234; doi:10.1093/humrep/del311 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.K. Ludwig, M. Glawatz, G. Griesinger, K. Diedrich, and M. Ludwig
Perioperative and post-operative complications of transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval: prospective study of >1000 oocyte retrievals
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 27, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3235-3240; doi:10.1093/humrep/del278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claire Basille, François Olivennes, Josyane Le Calvez, Nadine Beron-Gaillard, Geri Meduri, Catherine Lhommé, Pierre Duvillard, Jean Benard, and Philippe Morice
Impact of gonadotrophins and steroid hormones on tumour cells derived from borderline ovarian tumours
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 7, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3241-3245; doi:10.1093/humrep/del301 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology Back

T. Mukaida, C. Oka, T. Goto, and K. Takahashi
Artificial shrinkage of blastocoeles using either a micro-needle or a laser pulse prior to the cooling steps of vitrification improves survival rate and pregnancy outcome of vitrified human blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 26, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3246-3252; doi:10.1093/humrep/del285 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology Back

M. Guida, A.o Di Spiezi Sardo, G. Acunzo, S. Sparice, S. Bramante, R. Piccoli, G. Bifulco, D. Cirillo, M. Pellicano, and C. Nappi
Vaginoscopic versus traditional office hysteroscopy: a randomized controlled study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3253-3257; doi:10.1093/humrep/del298 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Mahmoud R. Hussein, Charles Biscotti, and Tommaso Falcone
Cryopreservation of intact human ovary with its vascular pedicle
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 25, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3258-3269; doi:10.1093/humrep/del227 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Scheurig, A. Gauruder-Burmester, C. Kluner, R. Kurzeja, A. Lembcke, E. Zimmermann, B. Hamm, and T. Kroencke
Uterine artery embolization for symptomatic fibroids: short-term versus mid-term changes in disease-specific symptoms, quality of life and magnetic resonance imaging results
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 27, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3270-3277; doi:10.1093/humrep/del275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.G. Paul, Aby K. Koshy, and Tony Thomas
Pregnancy outcomes following laparoscopic myomectomy and single-layer myometrial closure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 31, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3278-3281; doi:10.1093/humrep/del296 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Enlan Xia, Tin-Chiu Li, Dan Yu, Xiaowu Huang, Jie Zheng, Yuhuan Liu, and Mei Zhang
The occurrence and outcome of 39 pregnancies after 1621 cases of transcervical resection of endometrium
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3282-3286; doi:10.1093/humrep/del299 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Fedele, S. Bianchi, N. Berlanda, A. Bulfoni, and E. Fontana
Laparoscopic creation of a neovagina and recovery of menstrual function in a patient with Rokitansky syndrome: A Case Report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 17, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3287-3289; doi:10.1093/humrep/del315 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early Pregnancy Back

S. Yoshioka, H. Fujiwara, T. Nakayama, K. Kosaka, T. Mori, and S. Fujii
Intrauterine administration of autologous peripheral blood mononuclear cells promotes implantation rates in patients with repeated failure of IVF–embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 4, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3290-3294; doi:10.1093/humrep/del312 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and Counselling Back

H. Holter, L. Anderheim, C. Bergh, and A. Möller
First IVF treatment—short-term impact on psychological well-being and the marital relationship
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3295-3302; doi:10.1093/humrep/del288 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter to the Editor Back

E. Dahl
Evolution, morality and the law: on Valerie J. Grant’s case against sex selection
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3303; doi:10.1093/humrep/del347 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V.J. Grant
Reply: Evolution, morality and the law: on Valerie J. Grant’s case against sex selection
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 3303-3304; doi:10.1093/humrep/del348 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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