Human Reproduction

EDITORIAL

André Van Steirteghem

Editor's Choice
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1773; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep261 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINIONS

Get checked abstract S.F.P.J. Coppus, F. van der Veen, B.C. Opmeer, B.W.J. Mol, and P.M.M. Bossuyt

Evaluating prediction models in reproductive medicine
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 23, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1774-1778; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep109 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract W.J. Dondorp and G.M.W.R. De Wert

Fertility preservation for healthy women: ethical aspects
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 21, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1779-1785; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep102 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE PAGES

Get checked abstract V. Goossens, G. Harton, C. Moutou, J. Traeger-Synodinos, M. Van Rij, and J.C. Harper

ESHRE PGD Consortium data collection IX: cycles from January to December 2006 with pregnancy follow-up to October 2007
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1786-1810; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep059 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Early pregnancy

Get checked abstract C. Bottomley, V. Van Belle, F. Mukri, E. Kirk, S. Van Huffel, D. Timmerman, and T. Bourne

The optimal timing of an ultrasound scan to assess the location and viability of an early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 10, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1811-1817; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep084 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Maurizio Barbieri, Edgardo Somigliana, Silvia Oneda, Manuela Wally Ossola, Barbara Acaia, and Luigi Fedele

Decidualized ovarian endometriosis in pregnancy: a challenging diagnostic entity
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 10, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1818-1824; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep089 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology

Get checked abstract M.C. Lutterodt, M. Rosendahl, C. Yding Andersen, S.O. Skouby, and A.G. Byskov

Age determination enhanced by embryonic foot bud and foot plate measurements in relation to Carnegie stages, and the influence of maternal cigarette smoking
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 8, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1825-1833; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep176 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Weiqiang Liu and Xiaofang Sun

Skewed X chromosome inactivation in diploid and triploid female human embryonic stem cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 8, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1834-1843; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep126 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J.L. Cortes, L. Sanchez, G. Ligero, I. Gutierrez-Aranda, P. Catalina, C. Elosua, P.E. Leone, R. Montes, C. Bueno, V. Ramos-Mejía, I. Maleno, J.L. García-Pérez, and P. Menendez

Mesenchymal stem cells facilitate the derivation of human embryonic stem cells from cryopreserved poor-quality embryos
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 28, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1844-1851; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep107 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control

Get checked abstract E. Weisberg, M. Hickey, D. Palmer, V. O'Connor, L.A. Salamonsen, J.K. Findlay, and I.S. Fraser

A randomized controlled trial of treatment options for troublesome uterine bleeding in Implanon users
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 15, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1852-1861; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep081 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Oi Shan Tang, Horst Schweer, Sharon W.H. Lee, and Pak Chung Ho

Pharmacokinetics of repeated doses of misoprostol
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 23, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1862-1869; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep108 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology

Get checked abstract M. Engman, S. Granberg, A.R.W. Williams, C.X. Meng, P.G.L. Lalitkumar, and K. Gemzell-Danielsson

Mifepristone for treatment of uterine leiomyoma. A prospective randomized placebo controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 23, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1870-1879; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep100 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. Laudanski, J. Szamatowicz, O. Kowalczuk, M. Kuzmicki, M. Grabowicz, and L. Chyczewski

Expression of selected tumor suppressor and oncogenes in endometrium of women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 8, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1880-1890; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep175 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility

Get checked abstract Michaël De Brucker, Patrick Haentjens, Jan Evenepoel, Paul Devroey, John Collins, and Herman Tournaye

Cumulative delivery rates in different age groups after artificial insemination with donor sperm
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 15, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1891-1899; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep085 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Pinar Akkaya, Gogsen Onalan, Nihan Haberal, Nilufer Bayraktar, Baris Mülayim, and Hulusi B. Zeyneloglu

Doxycycline causes regression of endometriotic implants: a rat model
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 28, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1900-1908; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep106 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling

Get checked abstract Vasanti Jadva, Tabitha Freeman, Wendy Kramer, and Susan Golombok

The experiences of adolescents and adults conceived by sperm donation: comparisons by age of disclosure and family type
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 27, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1909-1919; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep110 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Geok Ling Lee, W.H. Hui Choi, Celia H.Y. Chan, Cecilia L.W. Chan, and Ernest H.Y. Ng

Life after unsuccessful IVF treatment in an assisted reproduction unit: a qualitative analysis of gains through loss among Chinese persons in Hong Kong
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 16, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1920-1929; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep091 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Meichun Mohler-Kuo, Ueli Zellweger, Aysun Duran, Michael K. Hohl, Felix Gutzwiller, and Margot Mutsch

Attitudes of couples towards the destination of surplus embryos: results among couples with cryopreserved embryos in Switzerland
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 4, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1930-1938; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep103 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sonja Goedeke and Deborah Payne

Embryo donation in New Zealand: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 9, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1939-1945; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep116 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology

Get checked abstract L. Vanhoutte, D. Nogueira, F. Dumortier, and P. De Sutter

Assessment of a new in vitro maturation system for mouse and human cumulus-enclosed oocytes: three-dimensional prematuration culture in the presence of a phosphodiesterase 3-inhibitor
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 23, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1946-1959; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep104 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Alex J. Polotsky, Liyin Zhu, Nanette Santoro, and Jeffrey W. Pollard

Lithium chloride treatment induces epithelial cell proliferation in xenografted human endometrium
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1960-1967; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep115 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C.H. Chien, J.N. Lai, C.F. Liao, O.Y. Wang, L.M. Lu, M.I. Huang, W.F. Lee, M.C. Shie, and E.J. Chien

Mifepristone acts as progesterone antagonist of non-genomic responses but inhibits phytohemagglutinin-induced proliferation in human T cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 28, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1968-1975; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep099 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology

Get checked abstract R.L. Thomson, J.D. Buckley, L.J. Moran, M. Noakes, P.M. Clifton, R.J. Norman, and G.D. Brinkworth

The effect of weight loss on anti-Müllerian hormone levels in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome and reproductive impairment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 20, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1976-1981; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep101 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Kok-Min Seow, Yieh-Loong Tsai, Jiann-Loung Hwang, Wei-Yen Hsu, Low-Tone Ho, and Chi-Chang Juan

Omental adipose tissue overexpression of fatty acid transporter CD36 and decreased expression of hormone-sensitive lipase in insulin-resistant women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 7, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1982-1988; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep122 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mona R. El-Talatini, Anthony H. Taylor, and Justin C. Konje

Fluctuation in anandamide levels from ovulation to early pregnancy in in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer women, and its hormonal regulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 10, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1989-1998; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep065 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology

Get checked abstract M. Joffe, J. Key, N. Best, T.K. Jensen, and N. Keiding

The role of biological fertility in predicting family size
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 9, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1999-2006; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep087 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics

Get checked abstract A. Overbeek, E.A.M. Kuijper, M.L. Hendriks, M.A. Blankenstein, I.J.G. Ketel, J.W.R. Twisk, P.G.A. Hompes, R. Homburg, and C.B. Lambalk

Clomiphene citrate resistance in relation to follicle-stimulating hormone receptor Ser680Ser-polymorphism in polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 28, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2007-2013; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep114 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract O. Valkenburg, A.G. Uitterlinden, D. Piersma, A. Hofman, A.P.N. Themmen, F.H. de Jong, B.C.J.M. Fauser, and J.S.E. Laven

Genetic polymorphisms of GnRH and gonadotrophic hormone receptors affect the phenotype of polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2014-2022; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep113 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tanguy Corre, Julia Schuettler, Silvia Bione, Anna Marozzi, Luca Persani, Raffaella Rossetti, Francesca Torricelli, Irene Giotti, Peter Vogt, Daniela Toniolo, and on behalf of the Italian Network for the study of Ovarian Dysfunctions

A large-scale association study to assess the impact of known variants of the human INHA gene on premature ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 10, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2023-2028; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep090 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. Uroz, T. Liehr, K. Mrasek, and C. Templado

Centromere-specific multicolour fluorescence in situ hybridization on human spermatocyte I and II metaphases
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 20, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2029-2033; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep092 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Pinton, A. Calgaro, N. Bonnet, S. Ferchaud, S. Billoux, A.M. Dudez, N. Mary, K. Massip, A. Bonnet-Garnier, M. Yerle, and A. Ducos

Influence of sex on the meiotic segregation of a t(13;17) Robertsonian translocation: a case study in the pig
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2034-2043; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep118 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor

Jacques Dayan and Christian Creveuil

Association between depressive symptoms during pregnancy and risk of pre-term delivery
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 16, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2044; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep220 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

De-Kun Li and Roxana Odouli

Reply: Association between depressive symptoms during pregnancy and risk of pre-term delivery
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 16, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2044-2045; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep221 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carmen Rubio, Carles Giménez, Esther Fernández, Xavi Vendrell, Esther Velilla, Mónica Parriego, and Lorena Rodrigo for Spanish Interest Group in Preimplantation Genetics, Spanish Society for the study of the biology of reproduction (ASEBIR)

The importance of good practice in preimplantation genetic screening: critical viewpoints
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 21, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2045-2047; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep188 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sesh Kamal Sunkara, Arri Coomarasamy, Yacoub Khalaf, and Tarek El-Toukhy

Acupuncture and in vitro fertilization: updated meta-analysis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 22, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2047-2048; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep189 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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