Human Reproduction

NEW DEBATES

Get checked abstract G. Nargund, B.C.J.M. Fauser, N.S. Macklon, W. Ombelet, K. Nygren, and R. Frydman for the Rotterdam ISMAAR Consensus Group on Terminology for Ovarian Stimulation for IVF

The ISMAAR proposal on terminology for ovarian stimulation for IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 12, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2801-2804; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem285 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J.A. Huirne, R. Homburg, and C.B. Lambalk

Are GnRH antagonists comparable to agonists for use in IVF?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 14, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2805-2813; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem270 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Early Pregnancy

Get checked abstract Manisha Kar, Debabrata Ghosh, and Jayasree Sengupta

Histochemical and morphological examination of proliferation and apoptosis in human first trimester villous trophoblast
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 14, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2814-2823; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem284 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Emma Kirk, Aris T. Papageorghiou, George Condous, Linda Tan, Shabana Bora, and Tom Bourne

The diagnostic effectiveness of an initial transvaginal scan in detecting ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 13, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2824-2828; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem283 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E. Pasquier, C. Bohec, L. De Saint Martin, C. Le Maréchal, M.T. Le Martelot, S. Roche, Y. Laurent, C. Férec, M. Collet, and D. Mottier

Strong evidence that skewed X-chromosome inactivation is not associated with recurrent pregnancy loss: an incident paired case–control study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 5, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2829-2833; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem264 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L.K. Harris, R.J. Keogh, M. Wareing, P.N. Baker, J.E. Cartwright, G.S. Whitley, and J.D. Aplin

BeWo cells stimulate smooth muscle cell apoptosis and elastin breakdown in a model of spiral artery transformation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 27, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2834-2841; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology

Get checked abstract Kylie R. Dunning, Michelle Lane, Hannah M. Brown, Christine Yeo, Rebecca L. Robker, and Darryl L. Russell

Altered composition of the cumulus-oocyte complex matrix during in vitro maturation of oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 13, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2842-2850; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jaou-Chen Huang, Wan-Song A. Wun, Jennifer S. Goldsby, Karine Egan, Garret A. FitzGerald, and Kenneth K. Wu

Prostacyclin receptor signaling and early embryo development in the mouse
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 28, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2851-2856; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem304 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility

Get checked abstract N.P. Johnson, R. Kwok, A.W. Stewart, M. Saththianathan, W.E. Hadden, and L.W. Chamley

Lipiodol fertility enhancement: two-year follow-up of a randomized trial suggests a transient benefit in endometriosis, but a sustained benefit in unexplained infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 21, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2857-2862; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem275 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Valérie Vernaeve, Daniel Bodri, Marta Colodrón, Ricard Vidal, Mercé Durbán, and Oriol Coll

Endometrial receptivity after oocyte donation in recipients with a history of chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 12, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2863-2867; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem276 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B. Muciaccia, S. Corallini, E. Vicini, F. Padula, L. Gandini, G. Liuzzi, A. Lenzi, and M. Stefanini

HIV-1 viral DNA is present in ejaculated abnormal spermatozoa of seropositive subjects
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 12, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2868-2878; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem288 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Norbert Gleicher, Andrea Weghofer, JiangMi Li, and David Barad

Differences in ovarian function parameters between Chinese and Caucasian oocyte donors: do they offer an explanation for lower IVF pregnancy rates in Chinese women?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 12, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2879-2882; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem289 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and Counselling

Get checked abstract A. Borkenhagen, E. Brähler, H. Kentenich, and M. Beutel

Attitudes of German infertile couples towards multiple births and elective embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 26, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2883-2887; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fiona MacCallum and Susan Golombok

Embryo donation families: mothers' decisions regarding disclosure of donor conception
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 3, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2888-2895; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem272 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Golombok, F. Olivennes, C. Ramogida, J. Rust, T. Freeman, and The Follow-Up Team

Parenting and the psychological development of a representative sample of triplets conceived by assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 26, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2896-2902; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem260 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Biology

Get checked abstract K.E. Schwab and C.E. Gargett

Co-expression of two perivascular cell markers isolates mesenchymal stem-like cells from human endometrium
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 14, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2903-2911; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem265 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S.M. Coutts, N. Fulton, and R.A. Anderson

Environmental toxicant-induced germ cell apoptosis in the human fetal testis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 21, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2912-2918; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem300 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Paul A. Fowler, David R. Abramovich, Neva E. Haites, Phillip Cash, Nigel P. Groome, Ahmed Al-Qahtani, Tessa J. Murray, and Richard G. Lea

Human fetal testis Leydig cell disruption by exposure to the pesticide dieldrin at low concentrations
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2919-2927; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem256 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Joseph A. Politch, Lynne Tucker, Frederick P. Bowman, and Deborah J. Anderson

Concentrations and significance of cytokines and other immunologic factors in semen of healthy fertile men
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 12, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2928-2935; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andrej-Nikolai Spiess, Caroline Feig, Wolfgang Schulze, Frédéric Chalmel, Heike Cappallo-Obermann, Michael Primig, and Christiane Kirchhoff

Cross-platform gene expression signature of human spermatogenic failure reveals inflammatory-like response
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 6, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2936-2946; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem292 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Rony Oren-Benaroya, Jonathan Kipnis, and Michael Eisenbach

Phagocytosis of human post-capacitated spermatozoa by macrophages
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 1, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2947-2955; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem273 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Claudia A. Krusche, Anne J. Vloet, Irmgard Classen-Linke, Ulrike von Rango, Henning M. Beier, and Joachim Alfer

Class I histone deacetylase expression in the human cyclic endometrium and endometrial adenocarcinomas
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 29, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2956-2966; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem241 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology

Get checked abstract B. Trolle, A. Flyvbjerg, U. Kesmodel, and F.F. Lauszus

Efficacy of metformin in obese and non-obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled cross-over trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 31, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2967-2973; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem271 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Pilar Vigil, Patricio Contreras, Jorge L. Alvarado, Ana Godoy, Ana M. Salgado, and Manuel E. Cortés

Evidence of subpopulations with different levels of insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 25, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2974-2980; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem302 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Susheel Vani, Sarah E. McDonald, Alistair R.W. Williams, J. Ian Mason, K. Joo Thong, and Hilary O.D. Critchley

Mid-luteal endometrial intracrinology following controlled ovarian hyperstimulation involving use of a gonadotrophin releasing hormone antagonist
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2981-2991; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem269 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Onder Celik, Ibrahim Sahin, Nilufer Celik, Seyma Hascalik, Lezzan Keskin, Hamdi Ozcan, Ahmet Uckan, and Feridun Kosar

Diagnostic potential of serum N-terminal pro-B-type brain natriuretic peptide level in detection of cardiac wall stress in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a cross-sectional comparison study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 12, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2992-2998; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem286 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Epidemiology

Get checked abstract Evangelos C. Alexopoulos and Yannis Alamanos

Secondary sex ratio in Greece: evidence of an influence by father's occupational exposure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 21, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2999-3001; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Satoshi Kanazawa

Big and tall soldiers are more likely to survive battle: a possible explanation for the ‘returning soldier effect’ on the secondary sex ratio
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 20, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3002-3008; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem239 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Carsten Obel, Tine Brink Henriksen, Niels Jørgen Secher, Brenda Eskenazi, and Morten Hedegaard

Psychological distress during early gestation and offspring sex ratio
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 3, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3009-3012; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem274 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Brenda Eskenazi, Amy R. Marks, Ralph Catalano, Tim Bruckner, and Paolo G. Toniolo

Low birthweight in New York city and upstate New York following the events of September 11th
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 28, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3013-3020; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem301 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Melin, P. Sparén, and A. Bergqvist

The risk of cancer and the role of parity among women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 13, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3021-3026; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem209 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. Griesinger, K. Diedrich, and C. Altgassen

Stronger reduction of assisted reproduction technique treatment cycle numbers in economically weak geographical regions following the German healthcare modernization law in 2004
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 19, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3027-3030; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility Control

Get checked abstract P.G.L. Lalitkumar, S. Lalitkumar, C.X. Meng, A. Stavreus-Evers, F. Hambiliki, U. Bentin-Ley, and Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson

Mifepristone, but not levonorgestrel, inhibits human blastocyst attachment to an in vitro endometrial three-dimensional cell culture model
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 21, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3031-3037; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics

Get checked abstract Norbert Gleicher and David H. Barad

The choice of gender: is elective gender selection, indeed, sexist?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 31, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3038-3041; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem227 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

Raoul Orvieto

Vascular endothelial growth factor production by circulating immune cells is elevated in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 12, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3042; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem290 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hiroshi Fujiwara

Reply: Vascular endothelial growth factor production by circulating immune cells is elevated in ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 21, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3042-3043; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem291 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hidehiko Matsubayashi, Toshitaka Sugi, Tadashi Arai, Masako Shida, Akane Kondo, Takahiro Suzuki, Shun-ichiro Izumi, and John A. McIntyre

Antiphospholipid antibodies in serum and follicular fluid: is there a correlation with IVF implantation failure?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 2, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3043-3044; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem163 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Karen Buckingham and Larry Chamley

Reply: Antiphospholipid antibodies in serum and follicular fluid: is there a correlation with IVF implantation failure?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 29, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3044-3045; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem162 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

To see an article, click its [Full Text] or [PDF] link. To review many abstracts, check the boxes to the left of the titles you want, and click the 'Get All Checked Abstract(s)' button. To see one abstract at a time, click its [Abstract] link.