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Down Reproductive Biology
Down Reproductive Endocrinology
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Down Reproductive Genetics
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NEW DEBATE Back

Norbert Gleicher, Andrea Weghofer, and David Barad
A formal comparison of the practice of assisted reproductive technologies between Europe and the USA
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 11, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1945-1950; doi:10.1093/humrep/del138 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Gleicher and D. Barad
Unexplained infertility: Does it really exist?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1951-1955; doi:10.1093/humrep/del135 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION Back

Tamara Zutlevics
Should ART be offered to HIV-serodiscordant and HIV-seroconcordant couples: an ethical discussion?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1956-1960; doi:10.1093/humrep/del082 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS Back

Ahmed M. Abou-Setta, Ragaa T. Mansour, Hesham G. Al-Inany, Mona A. Aboulghar, Ahmed Kamal, Mohamed A. Aboulghar, and Gamal I. Serour
Intrauterine insemination catheters for assisted reproduction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 4, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1961-1967; doi:10.1093/humrep/del139 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SIMULTANEOUS PUBLICATION Back

Fernando Zegers-Hochschild, K.-G. Nygren, G.David Adamson, Jacques de Mouzon, Paul Lancaster, Ragaa Mansour, and Elizabeth Sullivan on behalf of The International Committee Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technologies
The ICMART glossary on ART terminology
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 24, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1968-1970; doi:10.1093/humrep/del171 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE PAGES Back

European Society of Human Genetics and European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
The need for interaction between assisted reproduction technology and genetics: recommendations of the European Societies of Human Genetics and Human Reproduction and Embryology
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1971-1973; doi:10.1093/humrep/del202 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Biology Back

Peter R. Hurst, Jocelyn M. Mora, and Mark A. Fenwick
Caspase-3, TUNEL and ultrastructural studies of small follicles in adult human ovarian biopsies
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 2, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1974-1980; doi:10.1093/humrep/del109 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dave Lanoix, Rodney Ouellette, and Cathy Vaillancourt
Expression of melatoninergic receptors in human placental choriocarcinoma cell lines
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1981-1989; doi:10.1093/humrep/del120 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

York Hunt Ng, Hua Zhu, Catherine J. Pallen, Peter C.K. Leung, and Colin D. MacCalman
Differential effects of interleukin-1beta and transforming growth factor-beta1 on the expression of the inflammation-associated protein, ADAMTS-1, in human decidual stromal cells in vitro
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 4, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 1990-1999; doi:10.1093/humrep/del108 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andreas Mueller, Theodoros Maltaris, Joern Siemer, Helge Binder, Inge Hoffmann, Matthias W. Beckmann, and Ralf Dittrich
Uterine contractility in response to different prostaglandins: results from extracorporeally perfused non-pregnant swine uteri
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 25, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2000-2005; doi:10.1093/humrep/del118 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Rosendahl, A. Loft, A.G. Byskov, S. Ziebe, K.T.L. Schmidt, A.Nyboe Andersen, C. Ottosen, and C.Yding Andersen
Biochemical pregnancy after fertilization of an oocyte aspirated from a heterotopic autotransplant of cryopreserved ovarian tissue: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2006-2009; doi:10.1093/humrep/del140 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Isabelle Demeestere, Philippe Simon, Frédéric Buxant, Valérie Robin, Sergio Aguilar Fernandez, Julie Centner, Anne Delbaere, and Yvon Englert
Ovarian function and spontaneous pregnancy after combined heterotopic and orthotopic cryopreserved ovarian tissue transplantation in a patient previously treated with bone marrow transplantation: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2010-2014; doi:10.1093/humrep/del092 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology Back

Young Sik Choi, Seung-Yup Ku, Byung-Chul Jee, Chang-Suk Suh, Young Min Choi, Jung Gu Kim, Shin Yong Moon, and Seok Hyun Kim
Comparison of follicular fluid IGF-I, IGF-II, IGFBP-3, IGFBP-4 and PAPP-A concentrations and their ratios between GnRH agonist and GnRH antagonist protocols for controlled ovarian stimulation in IVF-embryo transfer patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2015-2021; doi:10.1093/humrep/del091 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Ebner, M. Sommergruber, M. Moser, O. Shebl, E. Schreier-Lechner, and G. Tews
Basal level of anti-Müllerian hormone is associated with oocyte quality in stimulated cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 5, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2022-2026; doi:10.1093/humrep/del127 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Xiaoli Chen, Dongzi Yang, Lin Li, Shuying Feng, and Liangan Wang
Abnormal glucose tolerance in Chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2027-2032; doi:10.1093/humrep/del142 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility Control Back

M.Cristina Meriggiola, S. Cerpolini, W.J. Bremner, M.T. Mbizvo, K.M. Vogelsong, G. Martorana, and G. Pelusi
Acceptability of an injectable male contraceptive regimen of norethisterone enanthate and testosterone undecanoate for men
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 26, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2033-2040; doi:10.1093/humrep/del094 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics Back

H. Dixit, K.L. Rao, V.V. Padmalatha, M. Kanakavalli, M. Deenadayal, N. Gupta, B.N. Chakrabarty, and L. Singh
Mutational analysis of the betaglycan gene-coding region in susceptibility for ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2041-2046; doi:10.1093/humrep/del107 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Altarescu, B. Brooks, Y. Kaplan, T. Eldar-Geva, E.J. Margalioth, E. Levy-Lahad, and P. Renbaum
Single-sperm analysis for haplotype construction of de-novo paternal mutations: application to PGD for neurofibromatosis type 1
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 31, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2047-2051; doi:10.1093/humrep/del064 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Malan, E. Pipiras, C. Sifer, S. Kanafani, I. Cedrin-Durnerin, B. Martin-Pont, J.N. Hugues, J.P. Wolf, and B. Benzacken
Chromosome segregation in an infertile man carrying a unique pericentric inversion, inv(21)(p12q22.3), analysed using fluorescence in situ hybridization on sperm nuclei: significance for clinical genetics. A case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2052-2056; doi:10.1093/humrep/del090 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Andrology Back

Ellen Goossens, Veerle Frederickx, Gert de Block, André van Steirteghem, and Herman Tournaye
Evaluation of in vivo conception after testicular stem cell transplantation in a mouse model shows altered post-implantation development
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2057-2060; doi:10.1093/humrep/del105 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Erenpreiss, M. Bungum, M. Spano, S. Elzanaty, J. Orbidans, and A. Giwercman
Intra-individual variation in sperm chromatin structure assay parameters in men from infertile couples: clinical implications
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2061-2064; doi:10.1093/humrep/del134 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Valérie Mitchell, Nathalie Rives, Martine Albert, Marie-Claire Peers, Jacqueline Selva, Brigitte Clavier, Estelle Escudier, and Denise Escalier
Outcome of ICSI with ejaculated spermatozoa in a series of men with distinct ultrastructural flagellar abnormalities
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 27, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2065-2074; doi:10.1093/humrep/del130 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G.J. Morris
Rapidly cooled human sperm: no evidence of intracellular ice formation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2075-2083; doi:10.1093/humrep/del116 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nuria Torregrosa, David Domínguez-Fandos, Maria Isabel Camejo, Cynthia R. Shirley, Marvin L. Meistrich, José Luis Ballescà, and Rafael Oliva
Protamine 2 precursors, protamine 1/protamine 2 ratio, DNA integrity and other sperm parameters in infertile patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2084-2089; doi:10.1093/humrep/del114 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

Audrey A.A. Fiddelers, Aafke P.A. van Montfoort, Carmen D. Dirksen, John C.M. Dumoulin, Jolande A. Land, Gerard A.J. Dunselman, J.Marij Janssen, Johan L. Severens, and Johannes L.H. Evers
Single versus double embryo transfer: cost-effectiveness analysis alongside a randomized clinical trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2090-2097; doi:10.1093/humrep/del112 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zdravka Veleva, Sirpa Vilska, Christel Hydén-Granskog, Aila Tiitinen, Juha S. Tapanainen, and Hannu Martikainen
Elective single embryo transfer in women aged 36–39 years
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 1, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2098-2102; doi:10.1093/humrep/del137 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E.C. Haagen, R.P.M.G. Hermens, W.L.D.M. Nelen, D.D.M. Braat, R.P.T.M. Grol, and J.A.M. Kremer
Subfertility guidelines in Europe: the quantity and quality of intrauterine insemination guidelines
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 6, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2103-2109; doi:10.1093/humrep/del100 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Qublan, Z. Amarin, M. Nawasreh, F. Diab, S. Malkawi, N. Al-Ahmad, and M. Balawneh
Luteinized unruptured follicle syndrome: incidence and recurrence rate in infertile women with unexplained infertility undergoing intrauterine insemination
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2110-2113; doi:10.1093/humrep/del113 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sabine M. Sator-Katzenschlager, Monika M. Wölfler, Sibylle A. Kozek-Langenecker, Kathrin Sator, Paul-G. Sator, Borwen Li, Georg Heinze, and Michael O. Sator
Auricular electro-acupuncture as an additional perioperative analgesic method during oocyte aspiration in IVF treatment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 5, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2114-2120; doi:10.1093/humrep/del110 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

F. Martínez, M. Boada, B. Coroleu, E. Clua, N. Parera, I. Rodríguez, and P.N. Barri
A prospective trial comparing oocyte donor ovarian response and recipient pregnancy rates between suppression with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) alone and dual suppression with a contraceptive vaginal ring and GnRH
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 21, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2121-2125; doi:10.1093/humrep/del121 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Yding Andersen, P. Humaidan, H. Bredkjær Ejdrup, L. Bungum, M.L. Grøndahl, and L.G. Westergaard
Hormonal characteristics of follicular fluid from women receiving either GnRH agonist or hCG for ovulation induction
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 8, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2126-2130; doi:10.1093/humrep/del119 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology Back

N. Frydman, S. Madoux, L. Hesters, C. Duvernoy, E. Feyereisen, A. Le Du, G. Tachdjian, R. Frydman, and R. Fanchin
A randomized double-blind controlled study on the efficacy of laser zona pellucida thinning on live birth rates in cases of advanced female age
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 27, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2131-2135; doi:10.1093/humrep/del124 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Basak Balaban, Bulent Urman, Kayhan Yakin, and Aycan Isiklar
Laser-assisted hatching increases pregnancy and implantation rates in cryopreserved embryos that were allowed to cleave in vitro after thawing: a prospective randomized study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2136-2140; doi:10.1093/humrep/del097 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joan-Carles Arce, Søren Ziebe, Kersti Lundin, Ronny Janssens, Lisbeth Helmgaard, and Per Sørensen
Interobserver agreement and intraobserver reproducibility of embryo quality assessments
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 10, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2141-2148; doi:10.1093/humrep/del106 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

A. Rodríguez, C. Diez, S. Ikeda, L.J. Royo, J.N. Caamaño, C. Alonso-Montes, F. Goyache, I. Alvarez, N. Facal, and Enrique Gomez
Retinoids during the in vitro transition from bovine morula to blastocyst
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 10, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2149-2157; doi:10.1093/humrep/del099 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology Back

Shazia Malik, Kate Day, Isabelle Perrault, D.Stephen Charnock-Jones, and Stephen K. Smith
Reduced levels of VEGF-A and MMP-2 and MMP-9 activity and increased TNF-{alpha} in menstrual endometrium and effluent in women with menorrhagia
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2158-2166; doi:10.1093/humrep/del089 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Choksuchat, S. Cheewadhanaraks, C. Getpook, V. Wootipoom, and K. Dhanavoravibul
Misoprostol for cervical ripening in non-pregnant women: a randomized double-blind controlled trial of oral versus vaginal regimens
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 3, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2167-2170; doi:10.1093/humrep/del098 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Koga, Y. Takemura, Y. Osuga, O. Yoshino, Y. Hirota, T. Hirata, C. Morimoto, M. Harada, T. Yano, and Y. Taketani
Recurrence of ovarian endometrioma after laparoscopic excision
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 27, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2171-2174; doi:10.1093/humrep/del125 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Early Pregnancy Back

Ming-Jie Yang, Cheng-Hwai Tzeng, Jen-Yu Tseng, and Ching-Ying Huang
Determination of twin zygosity using a commercially available STR analysis of 15 unlinked loci and the gender-determining marker amelogenin – a preliminary report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 13, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2175-2179; doi:10.1093/humrep/del133 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mervi Väisänen-Tommiska, Ralf Butzow, Olavi Ylikorkala, and Tomi S. Mikkola
Mifepristone-induced nitric oxide release and expression of nitric oxide synthases in the human cervix during early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2180-2184; doi:10.1093/humrep/del141 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jean-Marie Jouannic, Jean-Marc Costa, Pauline Ernault, and Jean-Louis Bénifla
Very early prenatal diagnosis of genetic diseases based on coelomic fluid analysis: a feasibility study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 12, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2185-2188; doi:10.1093/humrep/del143 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty, ageing and HRT Back

C.K. Welt, Y. Jimenez, P.M. Sluss, P.C. Smith, and J.E. Hall
Control of estradiol secretion in reproductive ageing
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 9, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2189-2193; doi:10.1093/humrep/del136 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor Back

K. Nygren, A.Nyboe Andersen, R. Felberbaum, L. Gianaroli, J. de Mouzon, and Members of ESHRE’s European IVF Monitoring (EIM)
On the benefit of assisted reproduction techniques, a comparison of the USA and Europe
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2194; doi:10.1093/humrep/del238 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jeremy Thompson and Michelle Lane
The difference in pregnancy rates between elective single embryo transfer (SET) compared to double embryo transfer is dependent on the implantation rates of embryos being transferred. Using mathematical modeling to determine when SET becomes a viable option
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2195; doi:10.1093/humrep/del241 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aafke P.A. van Montfoort, Johannes L.H. Evers, and John C.M. Dumoulin
Reply: In unselected patients, elective single embryo transfer prevents all multiples, but results in significantly lower pregnancy rates compared to double embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2195-2196; doi:10.1093/humrep/del242 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata Back

S. Defrère, A. Vlangendonckt, R.González Ramos, M. Jouret, M. Mettlen, and J. Donnez
Quantification of endometriotic lesions in a murine model by fluorimetric and morphometric analyses
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 5, 2006
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2197; doi:10.1093/humrep/del115 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Kling, J. Steinmann, E. Westphal, J. Magez, and D. Kabelitz
Adverse effects of intradermal allogeneic lymphocyte immunotherapy: acute reactions and role of autoimmunity
Hum. Reprod. 2006 21: 2198; doi:10.1093/humrep/del037 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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