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Contents: Volume 23, Number 4, April 2008   [Index by Author] 

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Down MINI-REVIEW-DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE
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     Andrology
     Early Pregnancy
     Embryology
     Gynaecology
     Infertility
     Psychology and Counselling
     Puberty aging and HRT
     Reproductive Biology
     Reproductive Endocrinology
     Reproductive Genetics


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OPINION Back

David J. Amor and Carolyn Cameron
PGD gender selection for non-Mendelian disorders with unequal sex incidence
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 24, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 729-734; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem433 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MINI-REVIEW-DEVELOPMENTS IN REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE Back

Corrado Spadafora
Sperm-mediated ‘reverse’ gene transfer: a role of reverse transcriptase in the generation of new genetic information
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 11, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 735-740; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem425 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE PAGES Back

J.C. Harper, C. de Die-Smulders, V. Goossens, G. Harton, C. Moutou, S. Repping, P.N Scriven, S. SenGupta, J. Traeger-Synodinos, M.C. Van Rij, S. Viville, L. Wilton, and K.D. Sermon
ESHRE PGD consortium data collection VII: cycles from January to December 2004 with pregnancy follow-up to October 2005
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 31, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 741-755; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem354 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

A. Nyboe Andersen, V. Goossens, A.P. Ferraretti, S. Bhattacharya, R. Felberbaum, J. de Mouzon, and K.G. Nygren The European IVF-monitoring (EIM) Consortium, for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE)
Assisted reproductive technology in Europe, 2004: results generated from European registers by ESHRE
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 756-771; doi:10.1093/humrep/den014 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law including, G. Pennings, G. de Wert, F. Shenfield, J. Cohen, B. Tarlatzis, and P. Devroey
ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law 14: Equity of access to assisted reproductive technology
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 5, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 772-774; doi:10.1093/humrep/den037 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES Back

Andrology Back

David M. Kristensen, John E. Nielsen, Niels E. Skakkebaek, Niels Graem, Grete K. Jacobsen, Ewa Rajpert-De Meyts, and Henrik Leffers
Presumed pluripotency markers UTF-1 and REX-1 are expressed in human adult testes and germ cell neoplasms
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 15, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 775-782; doi:10.1093/humrep/den010 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan Martínez-Heredia, Sara de Mateo, José M. Vidal-Taboada, José Luis Ballescà, and Rafael Oliva
Identification of proteomic differences in asthenozoospermic sperm samples
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 15, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 783-791; doi:10.1093/humrep/den024 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E.A.M. Kuijper, J. van Kooten, J.I.M.L. Verbeke, M. van Rooijen, and C.B. Lambalk
Ultrasonographically measured testicular volumes in 0- to 6-year-old boys
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 15, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 792-796; doi:10.1093/humrep/den021 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early Pregnancy Back

K.A. Cocksedge, S.H. Saravelos, Q. Wang, E. Tuckerman, S.M. Laird, and T.C. Li
Does free androgen index predict subsequent pregnancy outcome in women with recurrent miscarriage?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 8, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 797-802; doi:10.1093/humrep/den022 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aris T. Papageorghiou, Federico Prefumo, Karin Leslie, David C. Gaze, Paul O. Collinson, and Baskaran Thilaganathan
Defective endovascular trophoblast invasion in the first trimester is associated with increased maternal serum ischemia-modified albumin
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 16, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 803-806; doi:10.1093/humrep/den029 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marc Toppings, Carlos Castro, Parker H. Mills, Bonnie Reinhart, Gerald Schatten, Eric T. Ahrens, J. Richard Chaillet, and Jacquetta M. Trasler
Profound phenotypic variation among mice deficient in the maintenance of genomic imprints
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 13, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 807-818; doi:10.1093/humrep/den009 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology Back

Vladimir Isachenko, Plamen Todorov, Yosif Dimitrov, and Evgenia Isachenko
Integrity rate of pronuclei after cryopreservation of pronuclear-zygotes as a criteria for subsequent embryo development and pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 31, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 819-826; doi:10.1093/humrep/den002 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology Back

Tara J. Selman, Neil P. Johnson, Javier Zamora, and Khalid S. Khan
Gynaecologic surgery from uncertainty to science: evolution of randomized control trials
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 28, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 827-831; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem422 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N.P. Johnson, T. Selman, J. Zamora, and K.S. Khan
Gynaecologic surgery from uncertainty to science: evidence-based surgery is no passing fad
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 1, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 832-839; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem423 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tea H.I. Brummer, Tomi T. Seppälä, and Päivi S.M. Härkki
National learning curve for laparoscopic hysterectomy and trends in hysterectomy in Finland 2000–2005
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 31, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 840-845; doi:10.1093/humrep/den006 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Dubernard, R. Rouzier, E. David-Montefiore, M. Bazot, and E. Darai
Use of the SF-36 questionnaire to predict quality-of-life improvement after laparoscopic colorectal resection for endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 15, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 846-851; doi:10.1093/humrep/den026 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

Greta Edelstam, Anette Sjösten, Kerstin Bjuresten, Ingvar Ek, Kjell Wånggren, and Jack Spira
A new rapid and effective method for treatment of unexplained infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 15, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 852-856; doi:10.1093/humrep/den003 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mohamed A. Aboulghar, Yahia M. Amin, Hesham G. Al-Inany, Mona M. Aboulghar, Latouna M. Mourad, Gamal I. Serour, and Ragaa T. Mansour
Prospective randomized study comparing luteal phase support for ICSI patients up to the first ultrasound compared with an additional three weeks
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 11, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 857-862; doi:10.1093/humrep/den012 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Huser, I. Crha, P. Ventruba, R. Hudecek, J. Zakova, L. Smardova, Z. Kral, and J. Jarkovsky
Prevention of ovarian function damage by a GnRH analogue during chemotherapy in Hodgkin lymphoma patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 7, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 863-868; doi:10.1093/humrep/den005 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ronit Abir, Avi Ben-Haroush, Carmela Felz, Elimelch Okon, Hila Raanani, Raoul Orvieto, Shmuel Nitke, and Benjamin Fisch
Selection of patients before and after anticancer treatment for ovarian cryopreservation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 8, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 869-877; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem413 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zdravka Veleva, Aila Tiitinen, Sirpa Vilska, Christel Hydén-Granskog, Candido Tomás, Hannu Martikainen, and Juha S. Tapanainen
High and low BMI increase the risk of miscarriage after IVF/ICSI and FET
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 15, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 878-884; doi:10.1093/humrep/den017 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Inge M. Custers, Pieternel Steures, Peter Hompes, Paul Flierman, Yvonne van Kasteren, Peter A. van Dop, Fulco van der Veen, and Ben W.J. Mol
Intrauterine insemination: how many cycles should we perform?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 8, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 885-888; doi:10.1093/humrep/den008 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.J. Lambers, S. Roek, L. Luttikhof, R. Schats, R. Homburg, P.G.A. Hompes, and C.B. Lambalk
A family history of twinning in relation to multiple implantation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 24, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 889-893; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem409 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yin-Lau Lee, Yunao Liu, Pak-Yiu Ng, Kai-Fai Lee, Chak-Leung Au, Ernest Hung-Yu Ng, Pak-Chung Ho, and William Shu-Biu Yeung
Aberrant expression of angiopoietins-1 and -2 and vascular endothelial growth factor-A in peri-implantation endometrium after gonadotrophin stimulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 7, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 894-903; doi:10.1093/humrep/den004 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and Counselling Back

A. Skoog Svanberg, G. Sydsjö, K. Ekholm Selling, and C. Lampic
Attitudes towards gamete donation among Swedish gynaecologists and obstetricians
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 7, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 904-911; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem416 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty aging and HRT Back

M. Hickey, D.A. Doherty, I.S. Fraser, D.M. Sloboda, and L.A. Salamonsen
Why does menopausal hormone therapy lead to irregular uterine bleeding? Changes to endometrial blood vessels
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 23, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 912-918; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem418 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Emaus, S. Espetvedt, M.B. Veierød, R. Ballard-Barbash, A.-S. Furberg, P.T. Ellison, G. Jasienska, A. Hjartåker, and I. Thune
17-β-Estradiol in relation to age at menarche and adult obesity in premenopausal women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 28, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 919-927; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem432 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Biology Back

Magued A. Mikhail, Hanane M’Hamdi, Jonathan Welsh, Natasa Levicar, Stephen B. Marley, Joanna P. Nicholls, Nagy A. Habib, Louay S. Louis, Nicholas M. Fisk, and Myrtle Y. Gordon
High frequency of fetal cells within a primitive stem cell population in maternal blood
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 31, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 928-933; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem417 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K.E. Schwab, P. Hutchinson, and C.E. Gargett
Identification of surface markers for prospective isolation of human endometrial stromal colony-forming cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 934-943; doi:10.1093/humrep/den051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Akira Morikawa, Noriyuki Ohara, Qin Xu, Koji Nakabayashi, Deborah A. DeManno, Kristof Chwalisz, Shigeki Yoshida, and Takeshi Maruo
Selective progesterone receptor modulator asoprisnil down-regulates collagen synthesis in cultured human uterine leiomyoma cells through up-regulating extracellular matrix metalloproteinase inducer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 15, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 944-951; doi:10.1093/humrep/den025 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Endocrinology Back

Mei-Jou Chen, Wei-Shiung Yang, Chi-Ling Chen, Ming-Yih Wu, Yu-Shih Yang, and Hong-Nerng Ho
The relationship between anti-Müllerian hormone, androgen and insulin resistance on the number of antral follicles in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 6, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 952-957; doi:10.1093/humrep/den015 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmen Vidal, Juan Roa, Leonor Pinilla, Antonio Pellicer, and Manuel Tena-Sempere
Maternal serum ghrelin levels in early IVF pregnancies: lack of prognostic value for viable pregnancy and altered post-prandial responses
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 15, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 958-963; doi:10.1093/humrep/den020 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Guo, J. Su, B.W. Deng, Z.Y. Yu, L.P. Kang, Z.H. Zhao, Y.J. Shan, J.P. Chen, B.P. Ma, and Y.W. Cong
Active pharmaceutical ingredients and mechanisms underlying phasic myometrial contractions stimulated with the saponin extract from Paris polyphylla Sm. var. yunnanensis used for abnormal uterine bleeding
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 7, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 964-971; doi:10.1093/humrep/den001 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Genetics Back

S.E. Hiby, L. Regan, W. Lo, L. Farrell, M. Carrington, and A. Moffett
Association of maternal killer-cell immunoglobulin-like receptors and parental HLA-C genotypes with recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 8, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 972-976; doi:10.1093/humrep/den011 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF]   OPEN ACCESS ARTICLE  

Gyoung Hoon Lee, Young Min Choi, Sung Hoon Kim, Min A. Hong, Sung Tack Oh, Young Taik Lim, and Shin Yong Moon
Association of tumor necrosis factor-{alpha} gene polymorphisms with advanced stage endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 977-981; doi:10.1093/humrep/den016 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laia Uroz, Osvaldo Rajmil, and Cristina Templado
Premature separation of sister chromatids in human male meiosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 11, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 982-987; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem427 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kyle A. Ferguson, Victor Chow, and Sai Ma
Silencing of unpaired meiotic chromosomes and altered recombination patterns in an azoospermic carrier of a t(8;13) reciprocal translocation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 988-995; doi:10.1093/humrep/den013 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniela Zuccarello, Alberto Ferlin, Andrea Garolla, Mauro A. Pati, Afra Moretti, Carla Cazzadore, Sandro Francavilla, and Carlo Foresta
A possible association of a human tektin-t gene mutation (A229V) with isolated non-syndromic asthenozoospermia: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 27, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2008 23: 996-1001; doi:10.1093/humrep/dem400 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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