Human Reproduction

EDITORIAL

Andre Van Steirteghem

Editor's Choice
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1-2; doi:10.1093/humrep/den446 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION

Get checked abstract Samantha Yee

‘Gift without a price tag’: altruism in anonymous semen donation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 26, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3-13; doi:10.1093/humrep/den347 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Boon Chin Heng

Stringent regulation of oocyte donation in China
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 14-16; doi:10.1093/humrep/den352 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Andrea Weghofer and Norbert Gleicher

Ovarian function: a theory of relativity
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 29, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 17-19; doi:10.1093/humrep/den363 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Andrology

Get checked abstract D.Y. Liu, M.L. Liu, and H.W.G. Baker

Enhancement of sperm–zona pellucida (ZP) binding capacity by activation of protein kinase A and C pathways in certain infertile men with defective sperm–ZP binding
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 9, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 20-27; doi:10.1093/humrep/den334 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ana Paula M. Sousa, Renata S. Tavares, Juan Felipe Velez de la Calle, Helena Figueiredo, Vasco Almeida, Teresa Almeida-Santos, and João Ramalho-Santos

Dual use of Diff-Quik-like stains for the simultaneous evaluation of human sperm morphology and chromatin status
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 28-36; doi:10.1093/humrep/den365 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Menon, N. Rives, N. Mousset-Siméon, L. Sibert, J.P. Vannier, S. Mazurier, L. Massé, V. Duchesne, and B. Macé

Fertility preservation in adolescent males: experience over 22 years at Rouen University Hospital
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 22, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 37-44; doi:10.1093/humrep/den361 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy

Get checked abstract Siobhan Quenby, Helena Nik, Barbara Innes, Gendie Lash, Mark Turner, Jo Drury, and Judith Bulmer

Uterine natural killer cells and angiogenesis in recurrent reproductive failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 45-54; doi:10.1093/humrep/den348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A.C. Gjerris, A. Loft, A. Pinborg, M. Christiansen, and A. Tabor

The effect of a ‘vanishing twin’ on biochemical and ultrasound first trimester screening markers for Down's syndrome in pregnancies conceived by assisted reproductive technology
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 55-62; doi:10.1093/humrep/den362 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology

Get checked abstract G. Cauffman, M. De Rycke, K. Sermon, I. Liebaers, and H. Van de Velde

Markers that define stemness in ESC are unable to identify the totipotent cells in human preimplantation embryos
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 29, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 63-70; doi:10.1093/humrep/den351 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hsin-Fu Chen, Hung-Chih Kuo, Wannhsin Chen, Fang-Chun Wu, Yu-Shih Yang, and Hong-Nerng Ho

A reduced oxygen tension (5%) is not beneficial for maintaining human embryonic stem cells in the undifferentiated state with short splitting intervals
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 26, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 71-80; doi:10.1093/humrep/den345 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Roger G. Sturmey, Judith A. Hawkhead, E. Ann Barker, and Henry J. Leese

DNA damage and metabolic activity in the preimplantation embryo
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 81-91; doi:10.1093/humrep/den346 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Christiani A. Amorim, Anne Van Langendonckt, Anu David, Marie-Madeleine Dolmans, and Jacques Donnez

Survival of human pre-antral follicles after cryopreservation of ovarian tissue, follicular isolation and in vitro culture in a calcium alginate matrix
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 92-99; doi:10.1093/humrep/den343 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Romain Guilherme, Séverine Drunat, Anne-lise Delezoide, Jean-François Oury, and Dominique Luton

Zygosity and chorionicity in triplet pregnancies: new data
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 22, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 100-105; doi:10.1093/humrep/den364 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control

Get checked abstract Helena von Hertzen, Gilda Piaggio, Daniel Wojdyla, Nguyen Thi My Huong, Lena Marions, Georgy Okoev, Archil Khomassuridze, Attila Kereszturi, Suneeta Mittal, Rajasekharan Nair, Rekha Daver, Alenka Pretnar-Darovec, Kim Dickson, Nguyen Duc Hinh, Nguyen Huy Bao, Hoang Thi Diem Tuyet, and Alexandre Peregoudov for the WHO Research Group on Post-ovulatory Methods of Fertility Regulation

Comparison of vaginal and sublingual misoprostol for second trimester abortion: randomized controlled equivalence trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 106-112; doi:10.1093/humrep/den328 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Soraya Labied, Christine Galant, Michelle Nisolle, Stéphanie Ravet, Carine Munaut, Etienne Marbaix, Jean-Michel Foidart, and Francis Frankenne

Differential elevation of matrix metalloproteinase expression in women exposed to levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for a short or prolonged period of time
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 113-121; doi:10.1093/humrep/den339 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility

Get checked abstract Stephen A. Roberts, Cheryl T. Fitzgerald, and Daniel R. Brison

Modelling the impact of single embryo transfer in a national health service IVF programme
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 122-131; doi:10.1093/humrep/den355 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. Chene, F. Penault-Llorca, G. Le Bouëdec, F. Mishellany, M.M. Dauplat, P. Jaffeux, B. Aublet-Cuvelier, J.L. Pouly, P. Dechelotte, and J. Dauplat

Ovarian epithelial dysplasia after ovulation induction: time and dose effects
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 29, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 132-138; doi:10.1093/humrep/den358 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling

Get checked abstract A.E. Poote and O.B.A van den Akker

British women's attitudes to surrogacy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 139-145; doi:10.1093/humrep/den338 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. Li, L. Liu, and R. Odouli

Presence of depressive symptoms during early pregnancy and the risk of preterm delivery: a prospective cohort study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 146-153; doi:10.1093/humrep/den342 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology

Get checked abstract Chie-Pein Chen, Shu-Hsiang Liu, Jian-Pei Huang, John D. Aplin, Yi-Hsin Wu, Pei-Chun Chen, Cing-Siang Hu, Chun-Chuan Ko, Ming-Yi Lee, and Chia-Yu Chen

Engraftment potential of human placenta-derived mesenchymal stem cells after in utero transplantation in rats
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 9, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 154-165; doi:10.1093/humrep/den356 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Laura Fraccaroli, Julio Alfieri, Luciana Larocca, Mario Calafat, Gil Mor, Claudia Pérez Leirós, and Rosanna Ramhorst

A potential tolerogenic immune mechanism in a trophoblast cell line through the activation of chemokine-induced T cell death and regulatory T cell modulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 29, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 166-175; doi:10.1093/humrep/den344 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I. Ben-Ami, L. Armon, S. Freimann, D. Strassburger, R. Ron-El, and A. Amsterdam

EGF-like growth factors as LH mediators in the human corpus luteum
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 176-184; doi:10.1093/humrep/den359 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Plaisier, I. Dennert, E. Rost, P. Koolwijk, V.W.M. van Hinsbergh, and F.M. Helmerhorst

Decidual vascularization and the expression of angiogenic growth factors and proteases in first trimester spontaneous abortions
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 185-197; doi:10.1093/humrep/den296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. Haouzi, K. Mahmoud, M. Fourar, K. Bendhaou, H. Dechaud, J. De Vos, T. Rème, D. Dewailly, and S. Hamamah

Identification of new biomarkers of human endometrial receptivity in the natural cycle
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 198-205; doi:10.1093/humrep/den360 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E. Maman, K. Prokopis, J. Levron, A. Carmely, J. Dor, and D. Meirow

Does controlled ovarian stimulation prior to chemotherapy increase primordial follicle loss and diminish ovarian reserve? An animal study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 206-210; doi:10.1093/humrep/den337 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Luxia Deng, Xiaoling Pan, Yi Wang, Lili Wang, Xin E Zhou, Ming Li, Yun Feng, Qi Wu, Boyao Wang, and Ning Huang

Hemoglobin and its derived peptides may play a role in the antibacterial mechanism of the vagina
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 10, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 211-218; doi:10.1093/humrep/den318 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology

Get checked abstract S.A. Amer, T.C. Li, M. Metwally, M. Emarh, and W.L. Ledger

Randomized controlled trial comparing laparoscopic ovarian diathermy with clomiphene citrate as a first-line method of ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 219-225; doi:10.1093/humrep/den325 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology

Get checked abstract E.A. Nohr, M. Vaeth, S. Rasmussen, C.H. Ramlau-Hansen, and J. Olsen

Waiting time to pregnancy according to maternal birthweight and prepregnancy BMI
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 26, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 226-232; doi:10.1093/humrep/den357 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics

Get checked abstract G.H. Woldringh, I.M. Janssen, J.Y. Hehir-Kwa, C. van den Elzen, J.A.M. Kremer, P. de Boer, and E.F.P.M. Schoenmakers

Constitutional DNA copy number changes in ICSI children
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 21, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 233-240; doi:10.1093/humrep/den323 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Marlies E. Kevenaar, Axel P.N. Themmen, Anke J. van Kerkwijk, Olivier Valkenburg, André G. Uitterlinden, Frank H. de Jong, Joop S.E. Laven, and Jenny A. Visser

Variants in the ACVR1 gene are associated with AMH levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 14, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 241-249; doi:10.1093/humrep/den353 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

William H. James

The sex ratio of offspring of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 250-251; doi:10.1093/humrep/den370 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kerstin Hagenfeldt and Agneta Nordenskjöld

Reply: The sex ratio of offspring of women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 23, 2008
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 251; doi:10.1093/humrep/den371 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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