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OPINIONS Back

Gary N. Clarke
A.R.T. and history, 1678–1978
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 10, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1645-1650; doi:10.1093/humrep/del067 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel M. Campagne
Should fertilization treatment start with reducing stress?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 16, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1651-1658; doi:10.1093/humrep/del078 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V.J. Grant
Sex predetermination and the ethics of sex selection
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1659-1661; doi:10.1093/humrep/del050 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sheryl de Lacey
Embryo research: is disclosing commercial intent enough?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 29, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1662-1667; doi:10.1093/humrep/del087 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John C. Stevenson on behalf of the International Consensus Group on HRT and Regulatory Issues
HRT, osteoporosis and regulatory authorities Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1668-1671; doi:10.1093/humrep/del043 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

COCHRANE Back

Irene Kwan, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Fiona Knox, and Alex McNeil
Conscious sedation and analgesia for oocyte retrieval during IVF procedures: a Cochrane review
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1672-1679; doi:10.1093/humrep/del002 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE PAGES Back

The European Ivf-monitoring programme (EIM) for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
Assisted reproductive technology in Europe, 2002. Results generated from European registers by ESHRE
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1680-1697; doi:10.1093/humrep/del075 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Biology Back

Jia-xi Zhou, Li-wei Jia, Wei-min Liu, Cheng-lin Miao, Shuang Liu, Yu-jing Cao, and En-kui Duan
Role of sonic hedgehog in maintaining a pool of proliferating stem cells in the human fetal epidermis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 29, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1698-1704; doi:10.1093/humrep/del086 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Said Assou, Tal Anahory, Véronique Pantesco, Tanguy Le Carrour, Franck Pellestor, Bernard Klein, Lionel Reyftmann, Hervé Dechaud, John De Vos, and Samir Hamamah
The human cumulus–oocyte complex gene-expression profile
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 29, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1705-1719; doi:10.1093/humrep/del065 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

R. Soleimani, W. De Vos, P. Van Oostveldt, S. Lierman, R Van den Broecke, P. De Sutter, M. Dhont, and J. Van der Elst
Two novel techniques to detect follicles in human ovarian cortical tissue
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1720-1724; doi:10.1093/humrep/del057 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I.M.W. Ebisch, W.H.M. Peters, C.M.G. Thomas, A.M.M. Wetzels, P.G.M. Peer, and R.P.M. Steegers-Theunissen
Homocysteine, glutathione and related thiols affect fertility parameters in the (sub)fertile couple
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1725-1733; doi:10.1093/humrep/del081 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.S. Theas, C. Rival, S.Jarazo Dietrich, V.A. Guazzone, and L. Lustig
Death receptor and mitochondrial pathways are involved in germ cell apoptosis in an experimental model of autoimmune orchitis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1734-1742; doi:10.1093/humrep/del066 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics Back

C. Ober, C. Billstrand, S. Kuldanek, and Z. Tan
The miscarriage-associated HLA-G –725G allele influences transcription rates in JEG-3 cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1743-1748; doi:10.1093/humrep/del036 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.P. Milazzo, N. Rives, N. Mousset-Siméon, and B. Macé
Chromosome constitution and apoptosis of immature germ cells present in sperm of two 47,XYY infertile males
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1749-1758; doi:10.1093/humrep/del051 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology Back

E. Goossens, V. Frederickx, G. De Block, A. Van Steirteghem, and H. Tournaye
Blastocyst development after assisted reproduction using spermatozoa obtained after testicular stem cell transplantation in mice
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 22, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1759-1764; doi:10.1093/humrep/del041 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Rossi, G. Macchiarelli, M.G. Palmerini, R. Canipari, and S. Cecconi
Meiotic spindle configuration is differentially influenced by FSH and epidermal growth factor during in vitro maturation of mouse oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 20, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1765-1770; doi:10.1093/humrep/del074 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Coticchio, L. De Santis, G. Rossi, A. Borini, D. Albertini, G. Scaravelli, C. Alecci, V. Bianchi, S. Nottola, and S. Cecconi
Sucrose concentration influences the rate of human oocytes with normal spindle and chromosome configurations after slow-cooling cryopreservation*
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 20, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1771-1776; doi:10.1093/humrep/del073 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hiroyuki Kanaya, Yasutaka Murata, Hirotsugu Oku, Shu Hashimoto, Yoshiharu Morimoto, Tomoko Murata, Kengo Sugihara, Fumie Nagata, Yoshiharu Nakaoka, and Aisaku Fukuda
Successful monozygotic twin delivery following in vitro maturation of oocytes retrieved from a woman with polycystic ovary syndrome: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1777-1780; doi:10.1093/humrep/del080 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology Back

J.R. Spermon, L. Ramos, A.M.M. Wetzels, C.G.J. Sweep, D.D.M. Braat, L.A.L.M. Kiemeney, and J.A. Witjes
Sperm integrity pre- and post-chemotherapy in men with testicular germ cell cancer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1781-1786; doi:10.1093/humrep/del084 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arie Berkovitz, Fina Eltes, Adrian Ellenbogen, Sigal Peer, Dov Feldberg, and Benjamin Bartoov
Does the presence of nuclear vacuoles in human sperm selected for ICSI affect pregnancy outcome?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1787-1790; doi:10.1093/humrep/del049 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.P. Cedenho, S.B. Lima, M.A. Cenedeze, D.M. Spaine, V. Ortiz, and S. Oehninger
Oligozoospermia and heat-shock protein expression in ejaculated spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1791-1794; doi:10.1093/humrep/del055 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Codina-Pascual, J. Navarro, J. Egozcue, and J. Benet
A human tetraploid pachytene spermatocyte as the possible origin of diploid sperm: a case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1795-1797; doi:10.1093/humrep/del040 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

Peter Platteau, Anders Nyboe Andersen, Adam Balen, Paul Devroey, Per Sørensen, Lisbeth Helmgaard, and Joan-Carles Arce for the Menopur Ovulation Induction (MOI) Study Group
Similar ovulation rates, but different follicular development with highly purified menotrophin compared with recombinant FSH in WHO Group II anovulatory infertility: a randomized controlled study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 29, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1798-1804; doi:10.1093/humrep/del085 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Aboubakr Elnashar, Emad Abdelmageed, Mahmod Fayed, and Magdy Sharaf
Clomiphene citrate and dexamethazone in treatment of clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome: a prospective placebo-controlled study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 16, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1805-1808; doi:10.1093/humrep/del053 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Buenaventura Coroleu, Pedro N. Barri, Olga Carreras, Itziar Belil, Rosario Buxaderas, Anna Veiga, and Juan Balasch
Effect of using an echogenic catheter for ultrasound-guided embryo transfer in an IVF programme: a prospective, randomized, controlled study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1809-1815; doi:10.1093/humrep/del045 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ben W. Mol, Tamara E.M. Verhagen, Dave J. Hendriks, John A. Collins, Arri Coomarasamy, Brent C. Opmeer, and Frank J. Broekmans
Value of ovarian reserve testing before IVF: a clinical decision analysis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1816-1823; doi:10.1093/humrep/del042 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Gevaert, F. De Smet, E. Kirk, B. Van Calster, T. Bourne, S. Van Huffel, Y. Moreau, D. Timmerman, B. De Moor, and G. Condous
Predicting the outcome of pregnancies of unknown location: Bayesian networks with expert prior information compared to logistic regression
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1824-1831; doi:10.1093/humrep/del083 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F.B. van Rooij, F. van Balen, and J.M.A. Hermanns
Migrants and the meaning of parenthood: involuntary childless Turkish migrants in The Netherlands
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1832-1838; doi:10.1093/humrep/del046 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology Back

Charles Chapron, Nicolas Chopin, Bruno Borghese, Hervé Foulot, Bertrand Dousset, Marie Cécile Vacher-Lavenu, Marco Vieira, Wael Hasan, and Alexandre Bricou
Deeply infiltrating endometriosis: pathogenetic implications of the anatomical distribution
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 16, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1839-1845; doi:10.1093/humrep/del079 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yong-Jin Na, Seung-Hong Yang, Dae-Won Baek, Dong-Hyung Lee, Ki-Hyung Kim, Young-Min Choi, Sung-Tack Oh, Young-Seoub Hong, Jong-Young Kwak, and Kyu-Sup Lee
Effects of peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients on the release of vascular endothelial growth factor by neutrophils and monocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 20, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1846-1855; doi:10.1093/humrep/del077 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Falconer, J.M. Mwenda, D.C. Chai, C. Wagner, X.Y. Song, A. Mihalyi, P. Simsa, C. Kyama, F.J. Cornillie, A. Bergqvist, G. Fried, and T.M. D’Hooghe
Treatment with anti-TNF monoclonal antibody (c5N) reduces the extent of induced endometriosis in the baboon
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1856-1862; doi:10.1093/humrep/del044 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Mueller, J. Siemer, S. Schreiner, H. Koesztner, I. Hoffmann, H. Binder, M.W. Beckmann, and R. Dittrich
Role of estrogen and progesterone in the regulation of uterine peristalsis: results from perfused non-pregnant swine uteri
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1863-1868; doi:10.1093/humrep/del056 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jiayin Wang, Noriyuki Ohara, Zhuo Wang, Wei Chen, Akira Morikawa, Hiroko Sasaki, Deborah A. DeManno, Kristof Chwalisz, and Takeshi Maruo
A novel selective progesterone receptor modulator asoprisnil (J867) down-regulates the expression of EGF, IGF-I, TGFbeta3 and their receptors in cultured uterine leiomyoma cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1869-1877; doi:10.1093/humrep/del035 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joyce H.S. You, Daljit Singh Sahota, and Pong MoYuen
A cost-utility analysis of hysterectomy, endometrial resection and ablation and medical therapy for menorrhagia
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1878-1883; doi:10.1093/humrep/del088 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology Back

Juan Balasch, Francisco Fábregues, Joana Peñarrubia, Francisco Carmona, Roser Casamitjana, Montserrat Creus, Dolors Manau, Gemma Casals, and Juan A. Vanrell
Pretreatment with transdermal testosterone may improve ovarian response to gonadotrophins in poor-responder IVF patients with normal basal concentrations of FSH
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1884-1893; doi:10.1093/humrep/del052 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Pirard, J. Donnez, and E. Loumaye
GnRH agonist as luteal phase support in assisted reproduction technique cycles: results of a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 23, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1894-1900; doi:10.1093/humrep/del072 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Epidemiology Back

John F. Jarrell, Marc G. Weisskopf, Jennifer Weuve, Maria Martha Téllez- Rojo, Howard Hu, and Mauricio Hernández- Avila
Maternal lead exposure and the secondary sex ratio
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1901-1906; doi:10.1093/humrep/del047 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Early Pregnancy Back

Petra De Sutter, Julie Bontinck, Valerie Schutysers, Josiane Van der Elst, Jan Gerris, and Marc Dhont
First-trimester bleeding and pregnancy outcome in singletons after assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1907-1911; doi:10.1093/humrep/del054 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.T. Papageorghiou, K. Avgidou, V. Bakoulas, N.J. Sebire, and K.H. Nicolaides
Risks of miscarriage and early preterm birth in trichorionic triplet pregnancies with embryo reduction versus expectant management: new data and systematic review
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1912-1917; doi:10.1093/humrep/del048 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and Counselling Back

S. Golombok, C. Murray, V. Jadva, E. Lycett, F. MacCallum, and J. Rust
Non-genetic and non-gestational parenthood: consequences for parent–child relationships and the psychological well-being of mothers, fathers and children at age 3
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1918-1924; doi:10.1093/humrep/del039 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Susanne Hahn, Sven Benson, Sigrid Elsenbruch, Katja Pleger, Susanne Tan, Klaus Mann, Manfred Schedlowski, Walburga Bering van Halteren, Rainer Kimmig, and Onno E. Janssen
Metformin treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome improves health-related quality-of-life, emotional distress and sexuality
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 20, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1925-1934; doi:10.1093/humrep/del069 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor Back

David K. Gardner and Michelle Lane
One-step versus two-step culture of mouse preimplantation embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1935-1936; doi:10.1093/humrep/del070 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John D. Biggers, Lynda McGinnis, and Michael C. Summers
Reply: One-step versus two-step culture of mouse preimplantation embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1936-1939; doi:10.1093/humrep/del071 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Craig J. Currie and Jaroslaw G. Wechowski
Randomized single versus double embryo transfer studies: obstetric and paediatric outcome and a cost-effectiveness analysis
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1939-1940; doi:10.1093/humrep/del095 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christina Bergh, Ann Thurin Kjellberg, and Per Carlsson
Reply: Randomized single versus double embryo transfer: obstetric and paediatric outcome and a cost-effectiveness analysis
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1940-1941; doi:10.1093/humrep/del096 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Ferrero, N. Ragni, and V. Remorgida
Post-operative digestive symptoms after colorectal resection for endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1941-1942; doi:10.1093/humrep/del101 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gil Dubernard and Emile Darai
Reply: Post-operative digestive symptoms after colorectal resection for endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1942-1943; doi:10.1093/humrep/del102 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maurice Auroux
The child of problems
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1943-1944; doi:10.1093/humrep/del144 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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