Human Reproduction

EDITORIAL

André Van Steirteghem

Editor's Choice
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1531; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep227 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NEW DEBATE

Get checked abstract Anjel Vahratian and Yolanda R. Smith

Should access to fertility-related services be conditional on body mass index?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1532-1537; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep057 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATE CONTINUED

Get checked abstract Eleuterio R. Hernández

What next for preimplantation genetic screening? Beyond aneuploidy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 4, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1538-1541; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep078 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION

Get checked abstract Erik Aarden, Ine Van Hoyweghen, Rein Vos, and Klasien Horstman

Providing preimplantation genetic diagnosis in the United Kingdom, The Netherlands and Germany: a comparative in-depth analysis of health-care access
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1542-1547; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep054 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Roy Homburg

Androgen circle of polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1548-1555; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep049 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE PAGES

Get checked abstract K.D. Sermon, C. Simon, P. Braude, S. Viville, J. Borstlap, and A. Veiga

Creation of a registry for human embryonic stem cells carrying an inherited defect: joint collaboration between ESHRE and hESCreg
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 4, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1556-1560; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep062 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Andrology

Get checked abstract T.M. Stewart, D.Y. Liu, C. Garrett, N. Jørgensen, E.H. Brown, and H.W.G. Baker

Associations between andrological measures, hormones and semen quality in fertile Australian men: inverse relationship between obesity and sperm output
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 7, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1561-1568; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep075 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I. Tsarev, M. Bungum, A. Giwercman, J. Erenpreisa, T. Ebessen, E. Ernst, and J. Erenpreiss

Evaluation of male fertility potential by Toluidine Blue test for sperm chromatin structure assessment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 21, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1569-1574; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep068 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Xiao-Ling Zhou, Ping-Nan Sun, Tian-Hua Huang, Qing-Dong Xie, Xiang-Jin Kang, and Li-Min Liu

Effects of hepatitis B virus S protein on human sperm function
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1575-1583; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep050 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D.R. Simorangkir, S. Ramaswamy, G.R. Marshall, C.R. Pohl, and T.M. Plant

A selective monotropic elevation of FSH, but not that of LH, amplifies the proliferation and differentiation of spermatogonia in the adult rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1584-1595; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep052 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D.R. Simorangkir, G.R. Marshall, and T.M. Plant

A re-examination of proliferation and differentiation of type A spermatogonia in the adult rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 12, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1596-1604; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep051 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control

Get checked abstract Lin Zhang, Junling Chen, Yasun Wang, Fangming Ren, Wen Yu, and Linan Cheng

Pregnancy outcome after levonorgestrel-only emergency contraception failure: a prospective cohort study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 31, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1605-1611; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep076 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C.-X. Meng, K. Gemzell-Danielsson, O. Stephansson, J.-Z. Kang, Q.-F. Chen, and L.-N. Cheng

Emergency contraceptive use among 5677 women seeking abortion in Shanghai, China
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 9, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1612-1618; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep064 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology

Get checked abstract A. Stepniewska, P. Pomini, F. Bruni, L. Mereu, G. Ruffo, M. Ceccaroni, M. Scioscia, M. Guerriero, and L. Minelli

Laparoscopic treatment of bowel endometriosis in infertile women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 8, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1619-1625; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep083 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility

Get checked abstract J. Boivin and L. Schmidt

Use of complementary and alternative medicines associated with a 30% lower ongoing pregnancy/live birth rate during 12 months of fertility treatment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 9, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1626-1631; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep077 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Zdravka Veleva, Petri Karinen, Candido Tomás, Juha S. Tapanainen, and Hannu Martikainen

Elective single embryo transfer with cryopreservation improves the outcome and diminishes the costs of IVF/ICSI
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 24, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1632-1639; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep042 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B. Urman, B. Ata, K. Yakin, C. Alatas, S. Aksoy, R. Mercan, and B. Balaban

Luteal phase empirical low molecular weight heparin administration in patients with failed ICSI embryo transfer cycles: a randomized open-labeled pilot trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 8, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1640-1647; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep086 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Audrey A.A. Fiddelers, Carmen D. Dirksen, John C.M. Dumoulin, Aafke P.A. van Montfoort, Jolande A. Land, J. Marij Janssen, Johannes L.H. Evers, and Johan L. Severens

Cost-effectiveness of seven IVF strategies: results of a Markov decision-analytic model
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 24, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1648-1655; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep041 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling

Get checked abstract B.D. Peterson, M. Pirritano, U. Christensen, J. Boivin, J. Block, and L. Schmidt

The longitudinal impact of partner coping in couples following 5 years of unsuccessful fertility treatments
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 15, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1656-1664; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep061 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Nemeh Ahmad Al-Akour, Mohammad Khassawneh, Yousef Khader, and Edgar Dahl

Sex preference and interest in preconception sex selection: a survey among pregnant women in the north of Jordan
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 9, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1665-1669; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep080 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology

Get checked abstract Victoria Keros, Susanna Xella, Kjell Hultenby, Karin Pettersson, Maryam Sheikhi, Annibale Volpe, Julius Hreinsson, and Outi Hovatta

Vitrification versus controlled-rate freezing in cryopreservation of human ovarian tissue
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 9, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1670-1683; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep079 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ann Wallin, Manda Ghahremani, Pernilla Dahm-Kähler, and Mats Brännström

Viability and function of the cryopreserved whole ovary: in vitro studies in the sheep
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1684-1694; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep060 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lauren Schulke, Marina Berbic, Frank Manconi, Natsuko Tokushige, Robert Markham, and Ian S. Fraser

Dendritic cell populations in the eutopic and ectopic endometrium of women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 24, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1695-1703; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep071 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yusuf Ozlem Ilbey, Emin Ozbek, Mustafa Cekmen, Abdulmuttalip Simsek, Alper Otunctemur, and Adnan Somay

Protective effect of curcumin in cisplatin-induced oxidative injury in rat testis: mitogen-activated protein kinase and nuclear factor-kappa B signaling pathways
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1717-1725; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep058 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology

Get checked abstract D. Wiltgen, I.G. Benedetto, L.S. Mastella, and P.M. Spritzer

Lipid accumulation product index: a reliable marker of cardiovascular risk in polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 27, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1726-1731; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep072 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S.M. Carlsen, E. Vanky, and R. Fleming

Anti-Müllerian hormone concentrations in androgen-suppressed women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 2, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1732-1738; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep074 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Serge Rozenberg, Bruno Pornel, Philippe R. Koninckx, Santiago Palacios, and Claus Christiansen

Endometrium protection and acceptability of nasally administered continuously combined hormone therapy: a multicentre, multinational, double-blind trial in post-menopausal women evaluating three regimens of 17β-estradiol and norethisterone when compared with an orally administered 17β-estradiol norethisterone regimen
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 7, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1739-1747; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep067 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ai Yata, Koji Nakabayashi, Senn Wakahashi, Nobuyuki Maruo, Noriyuki Ohara, and Takeshi Maruo

Suppression of progesterone production by stresscopin/urocortin 3 in cultured human granulosa-lutein cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 7, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1748-1753; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep063 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology

Get checked abstract A.S. Khashan, P.B. Mortensen, R. McNamee, P.N. Baker, and K.M. Abel

Sex ratio at birth following prenatal maternal exposure to severe life events: a population-based cohort study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 8, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1754-1757; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep082 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy

Get checked abstract R.M. Faridi, V. Das, G. Tripthi, S. Talwar, F. Parveen, and S. Agrawal

Influence of activating and inhibitory killer immunoglobulin-like receptors on predisposition to recurrent miscarriages
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1758-1764; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep047 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Supplementary Data] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor

Alfred A. Rimm, Alyce C. Katayama, and K. Paul Katayama

ART and major structural birth defects in the United States
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 21, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1765; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep095 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Reefhuis, M.A. Honein, L.A. Schieve, A. Correa, C.A. Hobbs, and S.A. Rasmussen

Reply: ART and major structural birth defects in the USA
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 20, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1766; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep097 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Isachenko, E. Isachenko, and J.M. Weiss

Human ovarian tissue: vitrification versus conventional freezing
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1767-1768; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep094 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yan Wang

Reply: Human ovarian tissue: vitrification versus conventional freezing
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1768-1769; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep105 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giuseppe Ricci, Leila Lo Bello, and Kristina Skerk

RCT of real versus placebo acupuncture in IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 12, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1769-1770; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep183 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E.W.S. So, E.H.Y. Ng, Y.Y. Wong, W.S.B. Yeung, and P.C. Ho

Reply: RCT of real versus placebo acupuncture in IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 19, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1770; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep184 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mauro Maccarrone

Endocannabinoids and reproductive biology
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 24, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1771; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep111 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erratum

Daniel Fortuny, Judith Balmaña, Begoña Graña, Asunción Torres, Teresa Ramón y Cajal, Esther Darder, Neus Gadea, Angela Velasco, Consol López, Judit Sanz, Carmen Alonso, and Joan Brunet

Opinion about reproductive decision making among individuals undergoing BRCA1/2 genetic testing in a multicentre Spanish cohort
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 23, 2009
Hum. Reprod. 2009 24: 1772; doi:10.1093/humrep/dep112 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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