Human Reproduction

ARTICLES:

Reproductive Biology:

Hiroyuki Horita, Etsushi Kuroda, Tooru Hachisuga, Masamichi Kashimura, and Uki Yamashita

Induction of prostaglandin E₂ production by leukemia inhibitory factor promotes migration of first trimester extravillous trophoblast cell line, HTR-8/SVneo
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 24, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1801-1809; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem125 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Li Ming, Pan Xiaoling, Li Yan, Wang Lili, Wu Qi, Yu Xiyong, Wang Boyao, and Huang Ning

Purification of antimicrobial factors from human cervical mucus
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 18, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1810-1815; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem128 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology:

Adam Balen, Peter Platteau, Anders Nyboe Andersen, Paul Devroey, Lisbeth Helmgaard, and Joan-Carles Arce for the Bravelle Ovulation Induction (BOI) Study Group

Highly purified FSH is as efficacious as recombinant FSH for ovulation induction in women with WHO Group II anovulatory infertility: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 20, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1816-1823; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Irina Kowalska, Marek Straczkowski, Agnieszka Nikolajuk, Agnieszka Adamska, Monika Karczewska-Kupczewska, Elzbieta Otziomek, Slawomir Wolczynski, and Maria Gorska

Serum visfatin in relation to insulin resistance and markers of hyperandrogenism in lean and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1824-1829; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Teresa Sir-Petermann, Bárbara Echiburú, M Manuel Maliqueo, Nicolas Crisosto, Fernando Sánchez, Catalina Hitschfeld, Michel Cárcamo, Pablo Amigo, and Francisco Pérez-Bravo

Serum adiponectin and lipid concentrations in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 27, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1830-1836; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem090 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Tsepelidis, F. Devreker, I. Demeestere, A. Flahaut, Ch. Gervy, and Y. Englert

Stable serum levels of anti-Müllerian hormone during the menstrual cycle: a prospective study in normo-ovulatory women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 7, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1837-1840; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rikke Damkjær Maimburg and Michael Væth

Do children born after assisted conception have less risk of developing infantile autism?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 24, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1841-1843; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics:

A. Mantzouratou, A. Mania, E. Fragouli, L. Xanthopoulou, S. Tashkandi, K. Fordham, D.M. Ranieri, A. Doshi, S. Nuttall, J.C. Harper, P. Serhal, and J.D.A. Delhanty

Variable aneuploidy mechanisms in embryos from couples with poor reproductive histories undergoing preimplantation genetic screening
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 13, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1844-1853; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.K. Faure, I. Aknin-Seifer, V. Satre, F. Amblard, F. Devillard, S. Hennebicq, J. Chouteau, U. Bergues, R. Levy, and S. Rousseaux

Fine mapping of re-arranged Y chromosome in three infertile patients with non-obstructive azoospermia/cryptozoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1854-1860; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem127 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Sziller, O. Babula, A. Ujházy, B. Nagy, P. Hupuczi, Z. Papp, I.M. Linhares, W.J. Ledger, and S.S. Witkin

Chlamydia trachomatis infection, Fallopian tube damage and a mannose-binding lectin codon 54 gene polymorphism
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1861-1865; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sung Hoon Kim, Young Min Choi, Gyoung Hoon Lee, Min A. Hong, Kyu Sup Lee, Byung Seok Lee, Jung Gu Kim, and Shin Yong Moon

Association between susceptibility to advanced stage endometriosis and the genetic polymorphisms of aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor and glutathione-S-transferase T1 genes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 18, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1866-1870; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem112 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

I.M. Agbaje, D.A. Rogers, C.M. McVicar, N. McClure, A.B. Atkinson, C. Mallidis, and S.E.M. Lewis

Insulin dependant diabetes mellitus: implications for male reproductive function
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 3, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1871-1877; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem077 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

De Yi Liu, Ming Li Liu, Claire Garrett, and H.W. Gordon Baker

Comparison of the frequency of defective sperm–zona pellucida (ZP) binding and the ZP-induced acrosome reaction between subfertile men with normal and abnormal semen
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 23, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1878-1884; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem087 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kahina Boukari, Maria Luisa Ciampi, Anne Guiochon-Mantel, Jacques Young, Marc Lombès, and Geri Meduri

Human fetal testis: source of estrogen and target of estrogen action
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 15, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1885-1892; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Collodel, S. Capitani, B. Baccetti, A. Pammolli, and E. Moretti

Sperm aneuploidies and low progressive motility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 15, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1893-1898; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mi Hou, Margareta Andersson, Staffan Eksborg, Olle Söder, and Kirsi Jahnukainen

Xenotransplantation of testicular tissue into nude mice can be used for detecting leukemic cell contamination
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 23, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1899-1906; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

A. Juul, L. Aksglaede, A.M. Lund, M. Duno, N.E. Skakkebæk, and E. Rajpert-De Meyts

Preserved fertility in a non-mosaic Klinefelter patient with a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 6, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1907-1911; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.F.G. Verberg, M.J.C. Eijkemans, N.S. Macklon, E.M.E.W. Heijnen, B.C.J.M. Fauser, and F.J. Broekmans

Predictors of low response to mild ovarian stimulation initiated on cycle day 5 for IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 7, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1919-1924; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.L. Haadsma, A. Bukman, H. Groen, E.M.A. Roeloffzen, E.R. Groenewoud, M.J. Heineman, and A. Hoek

The number of small antral follicles (2–6 mm) determines the outcome of endocrine ovarian reserve tests in a subfertile population
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 16, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1925-1931; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Jayaprakasan, N. Hilwah, N.R. Kendall, J.F. Hopkisson, B.K. Campbell, I.R. Johnson, and N.J. Raine-Fenning

Does 3D ultrasound offer any advantage in the pretreatment assessment of ovarian reserve and prediction of outcome after assisted reproduction treatment?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 10, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1932-1941; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ragaa T. Mansour, Hesham G. Al-Inany, Ahmed M. Abou-Setta, Latona Murad, Gamal I. Serour, and Mohamed A. Aboulghar

Sperm suspension is a highly ultrasonically visible material: a novel model to study uterine activity
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 16, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1942-1945; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem116 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.R. Chachamovich, E. Chachamovich, S. Zachia, D. Knauth, and E.P. Passos

What variables predict generic and health-related quality of life in a sample of Brazilian women experiencing infertility?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1946-1952; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Koji Yamazawa, Makiko Hirai, Atsuya Fujito, Hirokata Nishi, Fumitoshi Terauchi, Hiroshi Ishikura, Makio Shozu, and Keiichi Isaka

Fertility-preserving treatment with progestin, and pathological criteria to predict responses, in young women with endometrial cancer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 21, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1953-1958; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem088 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility Control:

A. Aronsson, C. Fiala, O. Stephansson, F. Granath, B. Watzer, H. Schweer, and K. Gemzell-Danielsson

Pharmacokinetic profiles up to 12 h after administration of vaginal, sublingual and slow-release oral misoprostol
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 8, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1912-1918; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem098 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Etienne Van den Abbeel, Ulrich Schneider, Jun Liu, Yuksel Agca, John K Critser, and André Van Steirteghem

Osmotic responses and tolerance limits to changes in external osmolalities, and oolemma permeability characteristics, of human in vitro matured MII oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1959-1972; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Guerif, A. Le Gouge, B. Giraudeau, J. Poindron, R. Bidault, O. Gasnier, and D. Royere

Limited value of morphological assessment at days 1 and 2 to predict blastocyst development potential: A prospective study based on 4042 embryos
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1973-1981; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Heindryckx, P. De Sutter, J. Gerris, M. Dhont, and J. Van der Elst

Embryo development after successful somatic cell nuclear transfer to in vitro matured human germinal vesicle oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 18, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1982-1990; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chang-Seop Hyun, Jung-Ho Cha, Weon-Young Son, San-Hyun Yoon, Kyung-Ae Kim, and Jin-Ho Lim

Optimal ICSI timing after the first polar body extrusion in in vitro matured human oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 18, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1991-1995; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem124 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

Wouter J.K. Hehenkamp, Nicole A. Volkers, Frank J.M. Broekmans, Frank H. de Jong, Axel P.N. Themmen, Erwin Birnie, Jim A. Reekers, and Willem M. Ankum

Loss of ovarian reserve after uterine artery embolization: a randomized comparison with hysterectomy
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 1996-2005; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem105 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Franck Léonard, Adolphe Fotso, Bruno Borghese, Nicolas Chopin, Hervé Foulot, and Charles Chapron

Ureteral complications from laparoscopic hysterectomy indicated for benign uterine pathologies: a 13-year experience in a continuous series of 1300 patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 8, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2006-2011; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem111 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Ben Nagi, S. Helmy, D. Ofili-Yebovi, J. Yazbek, E. Sawyer, and D. Jurkovic

Reproductive outcomes of women with a previous history of Caesarean scar ectopic pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 20, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2012-2015; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem078 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cherng-Jye Jeng, Shih-Hung Huang, Jenta Shen, Chun-Shan Chou, and Chii-Ruey Tzeng

Laparoscopy-guided myometrial biopsy in the definite diagnosis of diffuse adenomyosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 11, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2016-2019; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ida S. Ismail-Pratt, Maligaye Bikoo, Lih-Mei Liao, Gerard S. Conway, and Sarah M. Creighton

Normalization of the vagina by dilator treatment alone in Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome and Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 20, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2020-2024; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pierluigi Benedetti Panici, Filippo Bellati, Terenzio Boni, Federica Francescangeli, Luigi Frati, and Cinzia Marchese

Vaginoplasty using autologous in vitro cultured vaginal tissue in a patient with Mayer–von-Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 21, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2025-2028; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem096 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early Pregnancy:

Federico Prefumo, David C Gaze, Aris T Papageorghiou, Paul O Collinson, and Baskaran Thilaganathan

First trimester maternal serum ischaemia-modified albumin: a marker of hypoxia-ischaemia-driven early trophoblast development
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 16, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2029-2032; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem095 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and Counselling:

S. Papaharitou, E. Nakopoulou, M. Moraitou, K. Hatzimouratidis, and D. Hatzichristou

Reproductive health and midwives: Does occupational status differentiate their attitudes on assisted reproduction technologies from those of the general population?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 26, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2033-2039; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Samantha Yee, Jason A. Hitkari, and Ellen M. Greenblatt

A follow-up study of women who donated oocytes to known recipient couples for altruistic reasons
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 15, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2040-2050; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] Supplementary Data [Request Permissions]  

A. Borkenhagen, E. Brähler, S. Wisch, Y. Stöbel-Richter, B. Strauss, and H. Kentenich

Attitudes of German infertile couples towards preimplantation genetic diagnosis for different uses: a comparison to international studies
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2051-2057; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Sheard, S. Cox, M. Oates, G. Ndukwe, and C. Glazebrook

Impact of a multiple, IVF birth on post-partum mental health: a composite analysis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 1, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2058-2065; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem123 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty, Age and HRT:

Aki Kido, Kaori Togashi, Masako Kataoka, Yoji Maetani, Asako Nakai, Milliam L. Kataoka, Takashi Koyama, and Shingo Fujii

The effect of oral contraceptives on uterine contractility and menstrual pain: an assessment with cine MR imaging
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 13, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2066-2071; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Fabio Firmbach Pasqualotto and Eleonora Bedin Pasqualotto

Sperm forward motion and aging
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 3, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2072; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem093 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Sloter, T. E. Schmid, F. Marchetti, B. Eskenazi, J. Nath, and A. J. Wyrobek

Reply: Sperm forward motion and aging
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 3, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2072-2073; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem094 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.L. Hendriks and C.B. Lambalk

Effect of laparoscopic ovarian diathermy on circulating inhibin B in women with anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 24, 2007
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2073; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem131 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.A. Amer, W.L. Ledger, and T.C. Li

Reply: Effect of laparoscopic ovarian diathermy on circulating inhibin B in women with anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2007 22: 2073-2074; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem132 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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