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DEBATE CONTINUED Back

Norbert Gleicher and David Barad
The relative myth of elective single embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1337-1344; doi:10.1093/humrep/del026 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION Back

Kutluk Oktay
Spontaneous conceptions and live birth after heterotopic ovarian transplantation: is there a germline stem cell connection?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1345-1348; doi:10.1093/humrep/del007 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Reproductive Biology Back

R. Harun, L. Ruban, M. Matin, J. Draper, N.M. Jenkins, G.C. Liew, P.W. Andrews, T.C. Li, S.M. Laird, and H.D.M. Moore
Cytotrophoblast stem cell lines derived from human embryonic stem cells and their capacity to mimic invasive implantation events
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1349-1358; doi:10.1093/humrep/del017 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

I. Roig, R. Garcia, P. Robles, R. Cortvrindt, J. Egozcue, J. Smitz, and Montserrat Garcia
Human fetal ovarian culture permits meiotic progression and chromosome pairing process
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 31, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1359-1367; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei498 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tomer Israely, Nava Nevo, Alon Harmelin, Michal Neeman, and Alex Tsafriri
Reducing ischaemic damage in rodent ovarian xenografts transplanted into granulation tissue
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1368-1379; doi:10.1093/humrep/del010 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Xiaoping Luo, Eric Levens, R. Stan Williams, and Nasser Chegini
The expression of Abl interactor 2 in leiomyoma and myometrium and regulation by GnRH analogue and transforming growth factor-beta
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 17, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1380-1386; doi:10.1093/humrep/del011 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology 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 January 31, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1387-1399; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei501 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Rautio, J.S. Tapanainen, A. Ruokonen, and L.C. Morin-Papunen
Endocrine and metabolic effects of rosiglitazone in overweight women with PCOS: a randomized placebo-controlled study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1400-1407; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei505 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.A. Huirne, J.N. Hugues, C. Pirard, F. Fischl, J.C. Sage, J.L. Pouly, A. Obruca, D.M. Braat, A.C.D. van Loenen, and C.B. Lambalk
Cetrorelix in an oral contraceptive-pretreated stimulation cycle compared with buserelin in IVF/ICSI patients treated with r-hFSH: a randomized, multicentre, phase IIIb study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1408-1415; doi:10.1093/humrep/del030 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas Tang, Julie Glanville, Nic Orsi, Julian H. Barth, and Adam H. Balen
The use of metformin for women with PCOS undergoing IVF treatment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1416-1425; doi:10.1093/humrep/del025 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Thomas Paterakis, Krystallenia Alexandraki, Christina Piperi, Athanasios Aessopos, Ilias Katsikis, Nikolaos Katsilambros, George Kreatsas, and Dimitrios Panidis
Indices of low-grade chronic inflammation in polycystic ovary syndrome and the beneficial effect of metformin
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1426-1431; doi:10.1093/humrep/del003 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Sohrabvand, Sh. Ansari, and M. Bagheri
Efficacy of combined metformin–letrozole in comparison with metformin–clomiphene citrate in clomiphene-resistant infertile women with polycystic ovarian disease
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1432-1435; doi:10.1093/humrep/del020 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Fleming, N. Deshpande, I. Traynor, and R.W.S. Yates
Dynamics of FSH-induced follicular growth in subfertile women: relationship with age, insulin resistance, oocyte yield and anti-Mullerian hormone
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 26, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1436-1441; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei499 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K.A. O’Connor, E. Brindle, R.C. Miller, J.B. Shofer, R.J. Ferrell, N.A. Klein, M.R. Soules, D.J. Holman, P.K. Mansfield, and J.W. Wood
Ovulation detection methods for urinary hormones: precision, daily and intermittent sampling and a combined hierarchical method
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 26, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1442-1452; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei497 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elena Pau, Isabel Alonso-Muriel, Raul Gómez, Edurne Novella, Amparo Ruiz, Juan A. García-Velasco, Carlos Simón, and Antonio Pellicer
Plasma levels of soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 may determine the onset of early and late ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 17, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1453-1460; doi:10.1093/humrep/del005 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility Control Back

H.W.R. Li, C.Y.G. Wong, S.S.T. Lo, and S.Y.S. Fan
Effect of local lignocaine gel application for pain relief during suction termination of first-trimester pregnancy: a randomized controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1461-1466; doi:10.1093/humrep/del023 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Hubacher, Veronica Reyes, Sonia Lillo, Bosny Pierre-Louis, Ana Zepeda, Pai-Lien Chen, and Horacio Croxatto
Preventing copper intrauterine device removals due to side effects among first-time users: randomized trial to study the effect of prophylactic ibuprofen
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 16, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1467-1472; doi:10.1093/humrep/del029 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Moniek P.M. de Maat, E.-M. Bladbjerg, C. Kluft, U.H. Winkler, H. Rekers, S.O. Skouby, and J. Jespersen
Estrogen receptor 1 haplotype does not regulate oral contraceptive-induced changes in haemostasis and inflammation risk factors for venous and arterial thrombosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1473-1476; doi:10.1093/humrep/del015 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics Back

Flavio Rizzolio, Silvia Bione, Cinzia Sala, Mara Goegan, Mattia Gentile, Giuliana Gregato, Elena Rossi, Tiziano Pramparo, Orsetta Zuffardi, and Daniela Toniolo
Chromosomal rearrangements in Xq and premature ovarian failure: mapping of 25 new cases and review of the literature
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1477-1483; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei495 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Ravel, I. Berthaut, J.L. Bresson, and Jean Pierre Siffroi and the Genetics Commission of the French Federation of CECOS
Prevalence of chromosomal abnormalities in phenotypically normal and fertile adult males: large-scale survey of over 10 000 sperm donor karyotypes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 16, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1484-1489; doi:10.1093/humrep/del024 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Codina-Pascual, J. Navarro, M. Oliver-Bonet, J. Kraus, M.R. Speicher, O. Arango, J. Egozcue, and J. Benet
Behaviour of human heterochromatic regions during the synapsis of homologous chromosomes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 16, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1490-1497; doi:10.1093/humrep/del028 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.H. Juo, T.N. Wang, J.N. Lee, M.T. Wu, C.Y. Long, and E.M. Tsai
CYP17, CYP1A1 and COMT polymorphisms and the risk of adenomyosis and endometriosis in Taiwanese women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 9, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1498-1502; doi:10.1093/humrep/del033 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Infertility Back

M.A.B. Melo, M. Meseguer, N. Garrido, E. Bosch, A. Pellicer, and J. Remohí
The significance of premature luteinization in an oocyte-donation programme
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 28, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1503-1507; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei474 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Viveca Söderström-Anttila, Teija Salokorpi, Miia Pihlaja, Silve Serenius-Sirve, and Anne-Maria Suikkari
Obstetric and perinatal outcome and preliminary results of development of children born after in vitro maturation of oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 31, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1508-1513; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei503 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

U.-B. Wennerholm, M. Bonduelle, A. Sutcliffe, C. Bergh, A. Niklasson, B. Tarlatzis, C. Mau Kai, C. Peters, Å. Victorin Cederqvist, and A. Loft
Paternal sperm concentration and growth and cognitive development in children born with a gestational age more than 32 weeks after assisted reproductive therapy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1514-1520; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei504 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Greco, F. Ubaldi, L. Rienzi, M. Iacobelli, S. Ferrero, G. Minasi, S. Romano, C. Litwicka, and Jan Tesarik
Limiting the number of injected oocytes to three impairs ICSI outcomes in patients with nonobstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1521-1524; doi:10.1093/humrep/del001 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tiziana Persico, Valeria Savasi, Enrico Ferrazzi, Monica Oneta, A.E. Semprini, and Giuseppe Simoni
Detection of human immunodeficiency virus-1 RNA and DNA by extractive and in situ PCR in unprocessed semen and seminal fractions isolated by semen-washing procedure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1525-1530; doi:10.1093/humrep/del004 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.N. Beemsterboer, R. Homburg, N.A. Gorter, R. Schats, P.G.A. Hompes, and C.B. Lambalk
The paradox of declining fertility but increasing twinning rates with advancing maternal age
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1531-1532; doi:10.1093/humrep/del009 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Tiitinen, H.-M. Surcel, M. Halttunen, S. Birkelund, A. Bloigu, G. Christiansen, P. Koskela, S.G. Morrison, R.P. Morrison, and J. Paavonen
Chlamydia trachomatis and chlamydial heat shock protein 60-specific antibody and cell-mediated responses predict tubal factor infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1533-1538; doi:10.1093/humrep/del014 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anita Kan, Ernest Hung Yu Ng, William Shu Biu Yeung, and Pak Chung Ho
Perifollicular vascularity in poor ovarian responders during IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 17, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1539-1544; doi:10.1093/humrep/del021 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology Back

Hong Ye, Guo-ning Huang, Yang Gao, and De Yi Liu
Relationship between human sperm-hyaluronan binding assay and fertilization rate in conventional in vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 4, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1545-1550; doi:10.1093/humrep/del008 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Valérie Vernaeve, G. Verheyen, A. Goossens, A. Van Steirteghem, P. Devroey, and H. Tournaye
How successful is repeat testicular sperm extraction in patients with azoospermia?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 10, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1551-1554; doi:10.1093/humrep/del012 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Susan A Adeoya-Osiguwa, Rachel Gibbons, and Lynn R. Fraser
Identification of functional {alpha}2- and beta-adrenergic receptors in mammalian spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 17, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1555-1563; doi:10.1093/humrep/del016 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Roulet, H. Denis, C. Staub, A. Le Tortorec, B. Delaleu, A.P. Satie, J.J. Patard, B. Jégou, and N. Dejucq-Rainsford
Human testis in organotypic culture: application for basic or clinical research
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1564-1575; doi:10.1093/humrep/del018 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Gry Brandt Boe-Hansen, Jens Fedder, Annette Kjær Ersbøll, and Preben Christensen
The sperm chromatin structure assay as a diagnostic tool in the human fertility clinic
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 16, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1576-1582; doi:10.1093/humrep/del019 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yangxing Zhao, Qiaoli Li, Chenjiang Yao, Zhaoxia Wang, Yin Zhou, Yajing Wang, Limin Liu, Yifei Wang, Lianyun Wang, and Zhongdong Qiao
Characterization and quantification of mRNA transcripts in ejaculated spermatozoa of fertile men by serial analysis of gene expression
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1583-1590; doi:10.1093/humrep/del027 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francisco Javier Díaz-García, Alma Patricia Herrera-Mendoza, Silvia Giono-Cerezo, and Fernando Martín Guerra-Infante
Mycoplasma hominis attaches to and locates intracellularly in human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 20, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1591-1598; doi:10.1093/humrep/del032 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology Back

Aidita N. James, Sasha Hennessy, Brett Reggio, Klaus Wiemer, Frederick Larsen, and Jacques Cohen
The limited importance of pronuclear scoring of human zygotes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 17, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1599-1604; doi:10.1093/humrep/del013 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Gynaecology Back

G.M. Saed, M. Zhao, M.P. Diamond, and H.M Abu-Soud
Regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase in post-operative adhesions
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 16, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1605-1611; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei500 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Carina Chi Wai Chan, Oi Shan Tang, William Shu Biu Yeung, and Pak Chung Ho
The role of endometrial and subendometrial vascularity measured by three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound in the prediction of pregnancy during frozen–thawed embryo transfer cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 31, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1612-1617; doi:10.1093/humrep/dei502 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kurt T. Barnhart, Adriana Izquierdo, E. Scott Pretorius, David M. Shera, Mayadah Shabbout, and Alka Shaunik
Baseline dimensions of the human vagina
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 14, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1618-1622; doi:10.1093/humrep/del022 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.L. Sánchez-Ferrer, M.I. Acién, F. Sánchez del Campo, M.J. Mayol-Belda, and P. Acién
Experimental contributions to the study of the embryology of the vagina
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1623-1628; doi:10.1093/humrep/del031 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Angioni, M. Peiretti, M. Zirone, M. Palomba, V. Mais, V. Gomel, and G.B. Melis
Laparoscopic excision of posterior vaginal fornix in the treatment of patients with deep endometriosis without rectum involvement: surgical treatment and long-term follow-up
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1629-1634; doi:10.1093/humrep/del006 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty, age & hormone replace Back

M. Hemelaar, P. Kenemans, C.G. Schalkwijk, D.D.M. Braat, and M.J. van der Mooren
No increase in C-reactive protein levels during intranasal compared to oral hormone therapy in healthy post-menopausal women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1635-1642; doi:10.1093/humrep/del034 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letter to the editor Back

H. Dixit, K.L. Rao, V. Padmalatha, M. Kanakavalli, M. Deenadayal, N. Gupta, B.N. Chakravarty, and L. Singh
Expansion of the germline analysis for the INHA gene in Indian women with ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1643-1644; doi:10.1093/humrep/del129 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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