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     Andrology
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     Reproductive genetics
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EDITORIAL Back

André Van Steirteghem
Editor's Choice
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2971; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep415 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDITOR'S CORNER Back

Johannes L.H. Evers and André C. Van Steirteghem
All that glistens is not gold
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2972-2973; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep374 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EDITORIAL COMMENTARY Back

Gulcin Abban and Joshua Johnson
Stem cell support of oogenesis in the human
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 17, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2974-2978; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep281 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES Back

Andrology Back

A. Barbonetti, M.R.C. Vassallo, F. Pelliccione, A. D'Angeli, R. Santucci, B. Muciaccia, M. Stefanini, F. Francavilla, and S. Francavilla
Beta-chemokine receptor CCR5 in human spermatozoa and its relationship with seminal parameters
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 3, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2979-2987; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep304 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology Back

A. De Vos, C. Staessen, M. De Rycke, W. Verpoest, P. Haentjens, P. Devroey, I. Liebaers, and H. Van de Velde
Impact of cleavage-stage embryo biopsy in view of PGD on human blastocyst implantation: a prospective cohort of single embryo transfers
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 21, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2988-2996; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep251 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peck Y. Chin, Anne M. Macpherson, Jeremy G. Thompson, Michelle Lane, and Sarah A. Robertson
Stress response genes are suppressed in mouse preimplantation embryos by granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 8, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 2997-3009; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep307 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control Back

J. Potter, J. Trussell, and C. Moreau
Trends and determinants of reproductive health service use among young women in the USA
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 20, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3010-3018; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep333 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology Back

M. Al-Jefout, G. Dezarnaulds, M. Cooper, N. Tokushige, G.M. Luscombe, R. Markham, and I.S. Fraser
Diagnosis of endometriosis by detection of nerve fibres in an endometrial biopsy: a double blind study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 18, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3019-3024; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Bokor, C.M. Kyama, L. Vercruysse, A. Fassbender, O. Gevaert, A. Vodolazkaia, B. De Moor, V. Fülöp, and T. D'Hooghe
Density of small diameter sensory nerve fibres in endometrium: a semi-invasive diagnostic test for minimal to mild endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 18, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3025-3032; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep283 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Ferrero, G. Camerini, R. Seracchioli, N. Ragni, P.L. Venturini, and V. Remorgida
Letrozole combined with norethisterone acetate compared with norethisterone acetate alone in the treatment of pain symptoms caused by endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 2, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3033-3041; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep302 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Takamura, K. Koga, Y. Osuga, Y. Takemura, K. Hamasaki, Y. Hirota, O. Yoshino, and Y. Taketani
Post-operative oral contraceptive use reduces the risk of ovarian endometrioma recurrence after laparoscopic excision
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 14, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3042-3048; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep297 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yi-Hua Chen, Herng-Ching Lin, Shu-Fen Chen, and Hsiu-Chen Lin
Increased risk of preterm births among women with uterine leiomyoma: a nationwide population-based study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 9, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3049-3056; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep320 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nicolas Chopin, Jean Marie Malaret, Marie-Christine Lafay-Pillet, Adolphe Fotso, Hervé Foulot, and Charles Chapron
Total laparoscopic hysterectomy for benign uterine pathologies: obesity does not increase the risk of complications
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3057-3062; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep348 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

P. Devroey, R. Boostanfar, N.P. Koper, B.M.J.L. Mannaerts, P.C. IJzerman-Boon, and B.C.J.M. Fauser on behalf of the ENGAGE Investigators
A double-blind, non-inferiority RCT comparing corifollitropin alfa and recombinant FSH during the first seven days of ovarian stimulation using a GnRH antagonist protocol
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 14, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3063-3072; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep291 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data]   Creative Commons License OPEN ACCESS  

S. Bechoua, K. Astruc, S. Thouvenot, S. Girod, A. Chiron, C. Jimenez, and P. Sagot
How to demonstrate that eSET does not compromise the likelihood of having a baby?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 13, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3073-3081; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep321 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Lionel Dessolle, Emile Daraï, Dominique Cornet, Roman Rouzier, Charles Coutant, Jacqueline Mandelbaum, and Jean-Marie Antoine
Determinants of pregnancy rate in the donor oocyte model: a multivariate analysis of 450 frozen-thawed embryo transfers
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 2, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3082-3089; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep303 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bing Mei, Qizhi Luo, Kun Du, Zhi Huo, Fuyan Wang, and Ping Yu
Association of MICA gene polymorphisms with Chlamydia trachomatis infection and related tubal pathology in infertile women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 26, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3090-3095; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep339 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Bhattacharya, M. Porter, E. Amalraj, A. Templeton, M. Hamilton, A.J. Lee, and J.J. Kurinczuk
The epidemiology of infertility in the North East of Scotland
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 14, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3096-3107; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep287 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Pennings, C. Autin, W. Decleer, A. Delbaere, L. Delbeke, A. Delvigne, D. De Neubourg, P. Devroey, M. Dhont, T. D'Hooghe, S. Gordts, B. Lejeune, M. Nijs, P. Pauwels, B. Perrad, C. Pirard, and F. Vandekerckhove
Cross-border reproductive care in Belgium
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 2, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3108-3118; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep300 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling Back

K.J. Middelburg, M.J. Heineman, A.F. Bos, M. Pereboom, V. Fidler, and M. Hadders-Algra
The Groningen ART cohort study: ovarian hyperstimulation and the in vitro procedure do not affect neurological outcome in infancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 12, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3119-3126; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep310 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Brandes, J.O.M. van der Steen, S.B. Bokdam, C.J.C.M. Hamilton, J.P. de Bruin, W.L.D.M. Nelen, and J.A.M. Kremer
When and why do subfertile couples discontinue their fertility care? A longitudinal cohort study in a secondary care subfertility population
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 26, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3127-3135; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep340 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Purewal and O.B.A van den Akker
A study of the effect of message framing on oocyte donation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3136-3143; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep342 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W. Kramer, J. Schneider, and N. Schultz
US oocyte donors: a retrospective study of medical and psychosocial issues
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 3, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3144-3149; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep309 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology Back

B. Aflatoonian, L. Ruban, M. Jones, R. Aflatoonian, A. Fazeli, and H.D. Moore
In vitro post-meiotic germ cell development from human embryonic stem cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 20, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3150-3159; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep334 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takeshi Nagamatsu, Danny J. Schust, Jun Sugimoto, and Breton F. Barrier
Human decidual stromal cells suppress cytokine secretion by allogenic CD4+ T cells via PD-1 ligand interactions
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 3, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3160-3171; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep308 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ayako Watanabe, Fuminori Taniguchi, Masao Izawa, Kana Suou, Takashi Uegaki, Eri Takai, Naoki Terakawa, and Tasuku Harada
The role of survivin in the resistance of endometriotic stromal cells to drug-induced apoptosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 3, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3172-3179; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep305 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sachiko Matsuzaki, Michel Canis, Claude Darcha, Jean-Luc Pouly, and Gérard Mage
HOXA-10 expression in the mid-secretory endometrium of infertile patients with either endometriosis, uterine fibromas or unexplained infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 7, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3180-3187; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep306 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology Back

D.A. Dumesic, M.S. Patankar, D.K. Barnett, T.G. Lesnick, B.A. Hutcherson, and D.H. Abbott
Early prenatal androgenization results in diminished ovarian reserve in adult female rhesus monkeys
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 9, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3188-3195; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep324 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology Back

S.L. Gudmundsdottir, W.D. Flanders, and L.B. Augestad
Physical activity and fertility in women: the North-Trøndelag Health Study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3196-3204; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep337 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Liv Bente Romundstad, Pål R. Romundstad, Arne Sunde, Vidar von Düring, Rolv Skjærven, and Lars J. Vatten
Assisted fertilization and breech delivery: risks and obstetric management
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 21, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3205-3210; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep301 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katrine Strandberg-Larsen, Morten Søndergaard Jensen, Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen, Morten Grønbæk, and Jørn Olsen
Alcohol binge drinking during pregnancy and cryptorchidism
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 18, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3211-3219; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep325 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Marees, C.J. Dommering, S.M. Imhof, W.A. Kors, P.J. Ringens, F.E. van Leeuwen, and A.C. Moll
Incidence of retinoblastoma in Dutch children conceived by IVF: an expanded study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 25, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3220-3224; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep335 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics Back

Gheona Altarescu, Talia Eldar-Geva, Irit Varshower, Barry Brooks, Edith Zylber Haran, Ehud J. Margalioth, Ephrat Levy-Lahad, and Paul Renbaum
Real-time reverse linkage using polar body analysis for preimplantation genetic diagnosis in female carriers of de novo mutations
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 17, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3225-3229; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep293 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Suparna Chatterjee, Rajender Singh, Seema Kadam, Anurupa Maitra, Kumarasamy Thangaraj, Pervin Meherji, and Deepak Modi
Longer CAG repeat length in the androgen receptor gene is associated with premature ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 14, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3230-3235; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep296 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor Back

John A. Collins and Johannes L.H. Evers
Editor's Note
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 13, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3236; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep323 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kerry Hampton and Danielle Mazza
Should spontaneous or timed intercourse guide couples trying to conceive?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 17, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3236-3237; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep322 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tingting Ma
RCT of real versus placebo acupuncture
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3237; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep352 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fady Shehata and Togas Tulandi
Evaluation of impact factor using two different methods
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 3, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 3237-3238; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep353 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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