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Contents: Volume 22, Number 12, December 2007   [Index by Author] 

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     Embryology
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     Psychology and Counselling
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     Reproductive Endocrinology
     Reproductive Genetics
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OPINION Back

Henry J. Leese, Roger G. Sturmey, Christoph G. Baumann, and Tom G. McEvoy
Embryo viability and metabolism: obeying the quiet rules
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 23, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3047-3050; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem253 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES Back

Embryology Back

Susanne Ström, José Inzunza, Karl-Henrik Grinnemo, Kerstin Holmberg, Eija Matilainen, Anne-Marie Strömberg, Elisabeth Blennow, and Outi Hovatta
Mechanical isolation of the inner cell mass is effective in derivation of new human embryonic stem cell lines
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 24, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3051-3058; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem335 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.B. Fraser, S.L. Waite, K.A. Wood, and K.L. Martin
Impact of hyperglycemia on early embryo development and embryopathy: in vitro experiments using a mouse model
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 12, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3059-3068; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem318 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Feuerstein, V. Cadoret, R. Dalbies-Tran, F. Guerif, R. Bidault, and D. Royere
Gene expression in human cumulus cells: one approach to oocyte competence
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 19, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3069-3077; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem336 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility Control Back

Y. Hamani, Y. Sciaki-Tamir, R. Deri-Hasid, T. Miller-Pogrund, A. Milwidsky, and R. Haimov-Kochman
Misconceptions about oral contraception pills among adolescents and physicians
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 27, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3078-3083; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem259 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ravet Stéphanie, Soraya Labied, Silvia Blacher, Francis Frankenne, Carine Munaut, Viviana Fridman, Aude Beliard, Jean-Michel Foidart, and Michelle Nisolle
Endometrial vessel maturation in women exposed to levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for a short or prolonged period of time
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 5, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3084-3091; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology Back

Mauricio S. Abrao, Manoel Orlando da C. Gonçalves, Joao Antonio Dias, Jr, Sergio Podgaec, Luciana P. Chamie, and Roberto Blasbalg
Comparison between clinical examination, transvaginal sonography and magnetic resonance imaging for the diagnosis of deep endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 18, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3092-3097; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem187 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

M. Knoester, F.M. Helmerhorst, L.A.J. van der Westerlaken, F.J. Walther, and S. Veen on behalf of the Leiden Artificial Reproductive Techniques Follow-up Project (L-art-FUP)
Matched follow-up study of 5–8-year-old ICSI singletons: child behaviour, parenting stress and child (health-related) quality of life
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 28, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3098-3107; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem261 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Georgina M. Chambers, Michael G. Chapman, Narelle Grayson, Marian Shanahan, and Elizabeth A. Sullivan
Babies born after ART treatment cost more than non-ART babies: a cost analysis of inpatient birth-admission costs of singleton and multiple gestation pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 28, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3108-3115; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem311 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Po M. Lam, Ian R. Johnson, and Nick J. Raine-Fenning
Three-dimensional ultrasound features of the polycystic ovary and the effect of different phenotypic expressions on these parameters
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 18, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3116-3123; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem218 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and Counselling Back

C.R. Newton, J. Fisher, V. Feyles, F. Tekpetey, L. Hughes, and D. Isacsson
Changes in patient preferences in the disposal of cryopreserved embryos
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 24, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3124-3128; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem287 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giuliana Fuscaldo, Sarah Russell, and Lynn Gillam
How to facilitate decisions about surplus embryos: patients’ views
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3129-3138; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem325 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Biology Back

Petra A.B. Klemmt, Janet G. Carver, Philippe Koninckx, Enda J. McVeigh, and Helen J. Mardon
Endometrial cells from women with endometriosis have increased adhesion and proliferative capacity in response to extracellular matrix components: towards a mechanistic model for endometriosis progression
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 5, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3139-3147; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem262 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Dassen, C. Punyadeera, R. Kamps, B. Delvoux, A. Van Langendonckt, J. Donnez, B. Husen, H. Thole, G. Dunselman, and P. Groothuis
Estrogen metabolizing enzymes in endometrium and endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 6, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3148-3158; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem310 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Sha, D. Wu, L. Zhang, X. Chen, M. Lei, H. Sun, S. Lin, and J. Lang
Differentially expressed genes in human endometrial endothelial cells derived from eutopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis compared with those from patients without endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 23, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3159-3169; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem266 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Y. Morimoto, Y. Oku, M. Sonoda, A. Haruki, K. Ito, S. Hashimoto, and A. Fukuda
High oxygen atmosphere improves human follicle development in organ cultures of ovarian cortical tissues in vitro
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3170-3177; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem314 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. D’Aniello, N. Grieco, M.A. Di Filippo, F. Cappiello, E. Topo, E. D’Aniello, and S. Ronsini
Reproductive implication of D-aspartic acid in human pre-ovulatory follicular fluid
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 20, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3178-3183; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

X.B. Xu, B. He, and J.D. Wang
Menstrual-like changes in mice are provoked through the pharmacologic withdrawal of progesterone using mifepristone following induction of decidualization
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 4, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3184-3191; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem312 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology Back

E. Arbo, D.V. Vetori, M.F. Jimenez, F.M. Freitas, N. Lemos, and J.S. Cunha-Filho
Serum anti-müllerian hormone levels and follicular cohort characteristics after pituitary suppression in the late luteal phase with oral contraceptive pills
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 2, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3192-3196; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem258 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Manuel Luque-Ramírez, Covadonga Mendieta-Azcona, Francisco Álvarez-Blasco, and Héctor F. Escobar-Morreale
Androgen excess is associated with the increased carotid intima-media thickness observed in young women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3197-3203; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Wim Coucke, Nicole Devleeschouwer, Jean-Claude Libeer, Johan Schiettecatte, Manou Martin, and Johan Smitz
Accuracy and reproducibility of automated estradiol-17beta and progesterone assays using native serum samples: results obtained in the Belgian external assessment scheme
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3204-3209; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem322 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claudio Álvarez, Isabel Alonso-Muriel, Gabriela García, Juana Crespo, José Bellver, Carlos Simón, and Antonio Pellicer
Implantation is apparently unaffected by the dopamine agonist Cabergoline when administered to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in women undergoing assisted reproduction treatment: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 4, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3210-3214; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem315 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert D. van Beek, Marij Smit, Marry M. van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Frank H. de Jong, Friederike G. Hakvoort-Cammel, Cor van den Bos, Henk van den Berg, Rob F.A. Weber, Rob Pieters, and Sabine M.P.F. de Muinck Keizer-Schrama
Inhibin B is superior to FSH as a serum marker for spermatogenesis in men treated for Hodgkin’s lymphoma with chemotherapy during childhood
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 2, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3215-3222; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem313 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Cao, K. Mah, R.S. Carroll, O.D. Slayden, and R.M. Brenner
Progesterone withdrawal up-regulates fibronectin and integrins during menstruation and repair in the rhesus macaque endometrium
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 24, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3223-3231; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem216 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Germaine M. Buck Louis, Mary L. Hediger, and Josefa B. Peña
Intrauterine exposures and risk of endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 23, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3232-3236; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics Back

Sarah Bowdin, Cathy Allen, Gail Kirby, Louise Brueton, Masoud Afnan, Christopher Barratt, Jackson Kirkman-Brown, Robert Harrison, Eamonn R Maher, and William Reardon
A survey of assisted reproductive technology births and imprinting disorders
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 5, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3237-3240; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem268 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Ashwini L. Chand, Guck T. Ooi, Craig A. Harrison, Andrew N. Shelling, and David M. Robertson
Functional analysis of the human inhibin {alpha} subunit variant A257T and its potential role in premature ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3241-3248; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem323 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Callejón, A. Mayor-Olea, A.J. Jiménez, M.J. Gaitán, A.R. Palomares, F. Martínez, M. Ruiz, and Armando Reyes-Engel
Genotypes of the C677T and A1298C polymorphisms of the MTHFR gene as a cause of human spontaneous embryo loss
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 25, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3249-3254; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem337 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pascal Philibert, Delphine Zenaty, Lin Lin, Sylvie Soskin, Françoise Audran, Juliane Léger, John C. Achermann, and Charles Sultan
Mutational analysis of steroidogenic factor 1 (NR5a1) in 24 boys with bilateral anorchia: a French collaborative study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 16, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3255-3261; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem278 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor Back

Annemiek W. Nap and Johannes L.H. Evers
Couples with infertility belong to a very vulnerable group, they should not be exploited
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3262-3263; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem294 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ehud J. Margalioth, Avraham Ben-Chetrit, Michael Gal, and Talia Eldar-Geva
Reply: Couples with repeated implantation failure should be investigated and treated differently
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 14, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3263; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem295 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mina Jafarabadi
Episodic air pollution is associated with increased DNA fragmentation in human sperm without other changes in semen quality
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 18, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3263; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem329 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sally D. Perreault
Reply: Episodic air pollution and sperm DNA fragmentation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 16, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3264; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem333 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dimitrios Farmakiotis, Ilias Katsikis, and Dimitrios Panidis
Calcium homeostasis and anovulatory infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 12, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3264; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem330 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.E. Chavarro, J.W. Rich-Edwards, B. Rosner, and W.C. Willett
Reply: Calcium homeostasis and anovulatory infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3265; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem331 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Russell S. Kirby
Vital statistics: a poor source of data for investigating the association between paternal age and birth defects
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 26, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3265-3267; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem230 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Brian W. Whitcomb, Enrique F. Schisterman, and Germaine M. Louis
Gestational age and gestational age-at-delivery: cause, effect, or time-scale?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 16, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 3267; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem332 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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