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EDITORIAL Back

André Van Steirteghem
What next for assisted reproductive technology? A plea for an evidence-based approach
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2615-2616; doi:10.1093/humrep/den422 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editorial commentary Back

Marc A. Fritz
Perspectives on the efficacy and indications for preimplantation genetic screening: where are we now?
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2617-2621; doi:10.1093/humrep/den400 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bart C.J.M. Fauser
Preimplantation genetic screening: the end of an affair?
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2622-2625; doi:10.1093/humrep/den391 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATE-CONTINUED Back

S. Mastenbroek, P. Scriven, M. Twisk, S. Viville, F. Van der Veen, and S. Repping
What next for preimplantation genetic screening? More randomized controlled trials needed?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2626-2628; doi:10.1093/humrep/den376 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES Back

ESHRE Back

V. Goossens, G. Harton, C. Moutou, P.N. Scriven, J. Traeger-Synodinos, K. Sermon, and J.C. Harper
ESHRE PGD Consortium data collection VIII: cycles from January to December 2005 with pregnancy follow-up to October 2006
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 18, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2629-2645; doi:10.1093/humrep/den238 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology Back

S.D. Fleming, R.S. Ilad, A-M.G. Griffin, Y. Wu, K.J. Ong, H.C. Smith, and R.J. Aitken
Prospective controlled trial of an electrophoretic method of sperm preparation for assisted reproduction: comparison with density gradient centrifugation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 1, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2646-2651; doi:10.1093/humrep/den330 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gabriele Varano, Adriana Lombardi, Giulia Cantini, Gianni Forti, Elisabetta Baldi, and Michaela Luconi
Src activation triggers capacitation and acrosome reaction but not motility in human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 26, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2652-2662; doi:10.1093/humrep/den314 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Armand Zini, Jason M. Boman, Eric Belzile, and Antonio Ciampi
Sperm DNA damage is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy loss after IVF and ICSI: systematic review and meta-analysis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 29, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2663-2668; doi:10.1093/humrep/den321 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy Back

Wen-Hui Zhou, Mei-Rong Du, Lin Dong, Jing Yu, and Da-Jin Li
Chemokine CXCL12 promotes the cross-talk between trophoblasts and decidual stromal cells in human first-trimester pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2669-2679; doi:10.1093/humrep/den308 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology Back

Weon-Young Son, Jin-Tae Chung, Belen Herrero, Nicola Dean, Ezgi Demirtas, Hananel Holzer, Shai Elizur, Ri-Cheng Chian, and Seang Lin Tan
Selection of the optimal day for oocyte retrieval based on the diameter of the dominant follicle in hCG-primed in vitro maturation cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2680-2685; doi:10.1093/humrep/den332 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chao-Chin Hsu, I-Wen Lee, Mei-Tzu Su, Yi-Chien Lin, Christine Hsieh, Pei-Yi Chen, Hung-Wen Tsai, and Pao-Lin Kuo
Triple genetic identities for the complete hydatidiform mole, placenta and co-existing fetus after transfer of a single in vitro fertilized oocyte: Case report and possible mechanisms
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 22, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2686-2691; doi:10.1093/humrep/den270 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology Back

K.J.A.F. van Kaam, J.P. Schouten, A.W. Nap, G.A.J. Dunselman, and P.G. Groothuis
Fibromuscular differentiation in deeply infiltrating endometriosis is a reaction of resident fibroblasts to the presence of ectopic endometrium
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2692-2700; doi:10.1093/humrep/den153 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Olivares, M. Bilotas, R. Buquet, M. Borghi, C. Sueldo, M. Tesone, and G. Meresman
Effects of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor on endometrial epithelial cells from patients with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2701-2708; doi:10.1093/humrep/den315 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Sherif A. El-Nashar, Ali M. El Saman, Johannes L.H. Evers, Samith Sandadi, Nina Desai, and Tommaso Falcone
Reproductive outcome after transplantation of ovarian tissue: a systematic review
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2709-2717; doi:10.1093/humrep/den301 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.M. van Peperstraten, R.P.M.G. Hermens, W.L.D.M. Nelen, P.F.M. Stalmeier, G.J. Scheffer, R.P.T.M. Grol, and J.A.M. Kremer
Perceived barriers to elective single embryo transfer among IVF professionals: a national survey
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2718-2723; doi:10.1093/humrep/den327 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling Back

H. Colpin and G. Bossaert
Adolescents conceived by IVF: parenting and psychosocial adjustment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2724-2730; doi:10.1093/humrep/den297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.L. Kalfoglou, J. Scott, and K. Hudson
Attitudes about preconception sex selection: a focus group study with Americans
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 1, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2731-2736; doi:10.1093/humrep/den329 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yuri Akizuki and Ichiro Kai
Infertile Japanese women's perception of positive and negative social interactions within their social networks
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2737-2743; doi:10.1093/humrep/den326 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Biology Back

R. Martin-Ibañez, C. Unger, A. Strömberg, D. Baker, J.M. Canals, and O. Hovatta
Novel cryopreservation method for dissociated human embryonic stem cells in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2744-2754; doi:10.1093/humrep/den316 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.T. Mitchell, G. Cowan, K.D. Morris, R.A. Anderson, H.M. Fraser, K.J. Mckenzie, W.H.B. Wallace, C.J.H. Kelnar, P.T.K. Saunders, and R.M. Sharpe
Germ cell differentiation in the marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) during fetal and neonatal life closely parallels that in the human
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 11, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2755-2765; doi:10.1093/humrep/den295 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

Mikihiro Yoshie, Hideaki Kashima, Toshio Bessho, Makoto Takeichi, Keiichi Isaka, and Kazuhiro Tamura
Expression of stathmin, a microtubule regulatory protein, is associated with the migration and differentiation of cultured early trophoblasts
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2766-2774; doi:10.1093/humrep/den317 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology Back

Ilkka Y. Järvelä, Aimo Ruokonen, and Aydin Tekay
Effect of rising hCG levels on the human corpus luteum during early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 10, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2775-2781; doi:10.1093/humrep/den299 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Vincent Bombail, Sheila MacPherson, Hilary O.D. Critchley, and Philippa T.K. Saunders
Estrogen receptor related beta is expressed in human endometrium throughout the normal menstrual cycle
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 4, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2782-2790; doi:10.1093/humrep/den298 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

Reproductive Epidemiology Back

Manon Ceelen, Mirjam M. van Weissenbruch, Jan P.W. Vermeiden, Flora E. van Leeuwen, and Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal
Pubertal development in children and adolescents born after IVF and spontaneous conception
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2791-2798; doi:10.1093/humrep/den309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.H. Ramlau-Hansen, A.M. Thulstrup, J.P. Bonde, J. Olsen, and B.H. Bech
Semen quality according to prenatal coffee and present caffeine exposure: two decades of follow-up of a pregnancy cohort
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 28, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2799-2805; doi:10.1093/humrep/den331 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics Back

T. Hardarson, C. Hanson, K. Lundin, T. Hillensjö, L. Nilsson, J. Stevic, E. Reismer, K. Borg, M. Wikland, and C. Bergh
Preimplantation genetic screening in women of advanced maternal age caused a decrease in clinical pregnancy rate: a randomized controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 25, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2806-2812; doi:10.1093/humrep/den217 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Moniek Twisk, Sebastiaan Mastenbroek, Annemieke Hoek, Maas-Jan Heineman, Fulco van der Veen, Patrick M. Bossuyt, Sjoerd Repping, and Johanna C. Korevaar
No beneficial effect of preimplantation genetic screening in women of advanced maternal age with a high risk for embryonic aneuploidy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 21, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2813-2817; doi:10.1093/humrep/den231 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Staessen, W. Verpoest, P. Donoso, P. Haentjens, J. Van der Elst, I. Liebaers, and P. Devroey
Preimplantation genetic screening does not improve delivery rate in women under the age of 36 following single-embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 17, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2818-2825; doi:10.1093/humrep/den367 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David J. Amor and Jane Halliday
A review of known imprinting syndromes and their association with assisted reproduction technologies
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2826-2834; doi:10.1093/humrep/den310 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.A. Oldenburg, M.F. van Dooren, B. de Graaf, E. Simons, L. Govaerts, S. Swagemakers, J.M.H. Verkerk, B.A. Oostra, and A.M. Bertoli-Avella
A genome-wide linkage scan in a Dutch family identifies a premature ovarian failure susceptibility locus
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2835-2841; doi:10.1093/humrep/den278 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

M.O. Goodarzi, J.F. Maher, J. Cui, X. Guo, K.D. Taylor, and R. Azziz
FEM1A and FEM1B: novel candidate genes for polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 29, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2842-2849; doi:10.1093/humrep/den324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Petrice W. Brown, KeumSil Hwang, Peter N. Schlegel, and Patricia L. Morris
Small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO)-1, SUMO-2/3 and SUMOylation are involved with centromeric heterochromatin of chromosomes 9 and 1 and proteins of the synaptonemal complex during meiosis in men
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 10, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2850-2857; doi:10.1093/humrep/den300 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

V. Tronchon, F. Vialard, M. El Sirkasi, H. Dechaud, J. Rollet, M. Albert, M. Bailly, P. Roy, C. Mauduit, P. Fenichel, J. Selva, and M. Benahmed
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha –308 polymorphism in infertile men with altered sperm production or motility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2858-2866; doi:10.1093/humrep/den277 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor Back

Adrian K. Thomas
Adapting infertility treatment to religious beliefs
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2867; doi:10.1093/humrep/den340 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guido Pennings for the ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law
Reply: Adapting infertility treatment to religious beliefs
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2867-2868; doi:10.1093/humrep/den341 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Norbert Gleicher and David H. Barad
Androgen priming before ovarian stimulation for IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2868-2870; doi:10.1093/humrep/den319 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Lossl, C. Yding Andersen, A. Loft, and A. Nyboe Andersen
Reply: Androgen priming before ovarian stimulation for IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 5, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2870-2871; doi:10.1093/humrep/den320 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ian Findlay
Novel strategy with potential to identify developmentally competent IVF blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 10, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2871-2872; doi:10.1093/humrep/den335 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gayle Jones, and David Cram On behalf of all authors
Reply: Novel strategy with potential to identify developmentally competent IVF blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 9, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2872-2873; doi:10.1093/humrep/den336 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Feki, O. Hovatta, and M. Jaconi
Derivation of human embryonic stem cell lines from single cells of 4-cell stage embryos: be aware of the risks
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2874; doi:10.1093/humrep/den369 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John D. Biggers and Michael C. Summers
Impact of hyperglycemia on early embryo development and embryopathy: in vitro experiments using a mouse model
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2874-2875; doi:10.1093/humrep/den333 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Raul E. Piña-Aguilar
Bringing together clinical embryology and basic reproduction around human cloning
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2875-2876; doi:10.1093/humrep/den349 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernd Rosenbusch
Co-existence of a diploid hydatidiform mole and a normal fetus: mysterious events at the pronuclear stage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 16, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 2876-2877; doi:10.1093/humrep/den378 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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