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Modern trends
Optimizing the technique of embryo transfer, 21 April 2010 Lindsay Mains, Bradley J. Van Voorhis pages 785-790 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (178 KB)
Editor's corner
Assessing the reproductive competence of individual embryos: a proposal for the validation of new “-omics” technologies, 11 May 2010 Richard T. Scott, Nathan R. Treff pages 791-794 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (262 KB)
Special contributions
Adipose tissue and reproduction in women, 08 July 2009 Henry Bohler, Sriprakash Mokshagundam, Stephen J. Winters pages 795-825 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (829 KB)
Not all women diagnosed with PCOS share the same cardiovascular risk profiles, 08 June 2009 Vuk P. Jovanovic, Enrico Carmina, Rogerio A. Lobo pages 826-832 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (246 KB)
Ectopic pregnancy
The expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in the human fallopian tube during the menstrual cycle and in ectopic pregnancy, 01 June 2009 Majedah Al-Azemi, Bassem Refaat, Saad Amer, Bolarinde Ola, Neil Chapman, William Ledger pages 833-840 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (926 KB)
Endometriosis
The growth hormone–releasing hormone (GHRH) antagonist JV-1-36 inhibits proliferation and survival of human ectopic endometriotic stromal cells (ESCs) and the T HESC cell line, 12 June 2009 Marta Annunziata, Cristina Grande, Francesca Scarlatti, Francesco Deltetto, Elena Delpiano, Marco Camanni, Ezio Ghigo, Riccarda Granata pages 841-849 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (344 KB)
Vaginal parturition decreases recurrence of endometriosis, 15 June 2009 Carlo Bulletti, Anna Montini, Paolo Levi Setti, Antonio Palagiano, Filippo Ubaldi, Andrea Borini pages 850-855 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (127 KB)
Conservative laparoscopic management of urinary tract endometriosis (UTE): surgical outcome and long-term follow-up, 29 May 2009 Renato Seracchioli, Mohamed Mabrouk, Giulia Montanari, Linda Manuzzi, Sergio Concetti, Stefano Venturoli pages 856-861 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (155 KB)
Diagnosis, laparoscopic management, and histopathologic findings of juvenile cystic adenomyoma: a review of nine cases, 19 June 2009 Hiroyuki Takeuchi, Mari Kitade, Iwaho Kikuchi, Jun Kumakiri, Keiji Kuroda, Makoto Jinushi pages 862-868 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (743 KB)
Genetics
The effect of CGG repeat number on ovarian response among fragile X premutation carriers undergoing preimplantation genetic diagnosis, 29 May 2009 Guy Bibi, Mira Malcov, Yaron Yuval, Adi Reches, Dalit Ben-Yosef, Beni Almog, Ami Amit, Foad Azem pages 869-874 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (136 KB)
Comprehensive chromosome screening of polar bodies and blastocysts from couples experiencing repeated implantation failure, 22 June 2009 Elpida Fragouli, Mandy Katz-Jaffe, Samer Alfarawati, John Stevens, Pere Colls, N-neka Goodall, Sophia Tormasi, Cristina Gutierrez-Mateo, Renata Prates, William B. Schoolcraft, Santiago Munne, Dagan Wells pages 875-887 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (210 KB)
Infertility
A randomized clinical trial to evaluate optimal treatment for unexplained infertility: the fast track and standard treatment (FASTT) trial, 16 June 2009 Richard H. Reindollar, Meredith M. Regan, Peter J. Neumann, Bat-Sheva Levine, Kim L. Thornton, Michael M. Alper, Marlene B. Goldman pages 888-899 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (220 KB)
In vitro fertilization
The effectiveness of intracytoplasmic sperm injection combined with piezoelectric stimulation in infertile couples with total fertilization failure, 21 May 2009 Volkan Baltaci, Özge Üner Ayvaz, Evrim Ünsal, Yasemin Aktaş, Aysun Baltacı, Feriba Turhan, Sarp Özcan, Murat Sönmezer pages 900-904 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (99 KB)
Repetitive oocyte donation does not decrease serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels, 23 July 2009 Orhan Bukulmez, Qin Li, Bruce R. Carr, Benjamin Leader, Kathleen M. Doody, Kevin J. Doody pages 905-912 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (337 KB)
Automatic user-independent zona pellucida imaging at the oocyte stage allows for the prediction of preimplantation development, 12 May 2009 Thomas Ebner, Basak Balaban, Marianne Moser, Omar Shebl, Bulent Urman, Barış Ata, Gernot Tews pages 913-920 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (318 KB)
Perceived negative consequences of donor gametes from male and female members of infertile couples, 12 June 2009 Michael L. Eisenberg, James F. Smith, Susan G. Millstein, Thomas J. Walsh, Benjamin N. Breyer, Patricia P. Katz, Infertility Outcomes Program Project Group pages 921-926 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (147 KB)
Cumulative results including obstetrical and neonatal outcome of fresh and frozen-thawed cycles in elective single versus double fresh embryo transfers, 15 May 2009 Patricia Fauque, Pierre Jouannet, Céline Davy, Juliette Guibert, Vivian Viallon, Sylvie Epelboin, Jean-Marie Kunstmann, Catherine Patrat pages 927-935 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (451 KB)
The likelihood of live birth and multiple birth after single versus double embryo transfer at the cleavage stage: a systematic review and meta-analysis, 15 May 2009 Tarek A. Gelbaya, Ioanna Tsoumpou, Luciano G. Nardo pages 936-945 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (488 KB)
Duration of progesterone-in-oil support after in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: a randomized, controlled trial, 12 June 2009 Christine S. Goudge, Theodore C. Nagel, Mark A. Damario pages 946-951 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Follicular fluid steroid hormone levels are associated with fertilization outcome after intracytoplasmic sperm injection, 09 July 2009 Julie D. Lamb, A. Musa Zamah, Shehua Shen, Charles McCulloch, Marcelle I. Cedars, Mitchell P. Rosen pages 952-957 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (93 KB)
A prospective, randomized, controlled trial comparing three different gonadotropin regimens in oocyte donors: ovarian response, in vitro fertilization outcome, and analysis of cost minimization, 19 November 2009 Marco Melo, José Bellver, Nicolás Garrido, Marcos Meseguer, Antonio Pellicer, José Remohí pages 958-964 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (106 KB)
Incidence and development of zygotes exhibiting abnormal pronuclear disposition after identification of two pronuclei at the fertilization check, 25 May 2009 David E. Reichman, Katharine V. Jackson, Catherine Racowsky pages 965-970 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (267 KB)
The cytogenetic constitution of embryos derived from immature (metaphase I) oocytes obtained after ovarian hyperstimulation, 08 June 2009 Deborah Strassburger, Alexandra Goldstein, Shevach Friedler, Aryeh Raziel, Esti Kasterstein, Maya Mashevich, Mory Schachter, Raphael Ron-El, Orit Reish pages 971-978 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (116 KB)
Male factor
Relevance of testicular sperm DNA oxidation for the outcome of ovum donation cycles, 22 June 2009 Cristóbal Aguilar, Marcos Meseguer, Sandra García-Herrero, Manuel Gil-Salom, José E. O'Connor, Nicolás Garrido pages 979-988 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (364 KB)
Withania somnifera improves semen quality by regulating reproductive hormone levels and oxidative stress in seminal plasma of infertile males, 08 June 2009 Mohammad Kaleem Ahmad, Abbas Ali Mahdi, Kamla Kant Shukla, Najmul Islam, Singh Rajender, Dama Madhukar, Satya Narain Shankhwar, Sohail Ahmad pages 989-996 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (213 KB)
Clinical studies show no effects of soy protein or isoflavones on reproductive hormones in men: results of a meta-analysis, 12 June 2009 Jill M. Hamilton-Reeves, Gabriela Vazquez, Sue J. Duval, William R. Phipps, Mindy S. Kurzer, Mark J. Messina pages 997-1007 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (499 KB)
Learning curves of microdissection testicular sperm extraction for nonobstructive azoospermia, 08 May 2009 Tomomoto Ishikawa, Ryuichiro Nose, Kohei Yamaguchi, Koji Chiba, Masato Fujisawa pages 1008-1011 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (100 KB)
Numerical chromosome abnormalities are associated with sperm tail swelling patterns, 08 June 2009 Myung-Geol Pang, Young-Ah You, Yoo-Jin Park, Shin-Ae Oh, Dai-Sik Kim, Young-Ju Kim pages 1012-1020 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (184 KB)
Adverse effect of paroxetine on sperm, 10 June 2009 Cigdem Tanrikut, Adam S. Feldman, Margaret Altemus, Darius A. Paduch, Peter N. Schlegel pages 1021-1026 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (324 KB)
Measurement of sperm DNA fragmentation using bright-field microscopy: comparison between sperm chromatin dispersion test and terminal uridine nick-end labeling assay, 08 June 2009 Li-hong Zhang, Yi Qiu, Ke-hua Wang, Qiuju Wang, Guozhen Tao, Lei-guang Wang pages 1027-1032 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (496 KB)
Lycopene supplementation in vitro can protect human sperm deoxyribonucleic acid from oxidative damage, 12 May 2009 Armand Zini, Maria San Gabriel, Jamie Libman pages 1033-1036 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (85 KB)
Menopause
Serum leptin levels, hormone levels, and hot flashes in midlife women, 25 May 2009 Carolyn Alexander, Chrissy J. Cochran, Lisa Gallicchio, Susan R. Miller, Jodi A. Flaws, Howard Zacur pages 1037-1043 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (114 KB)
Ovulation induction
The antral follicle count: practical recommendations for better standardization, 08 July 2009 Frank J.M. Broekmans, Dominique de Ziegler, Colin M. Howles, Alain Gougeon, Geoffrey Trew, Francois Olivennes pages 1044-1051 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (414 KB)
Polycystic ovary syndrome
The insulin-resistant phenotype of polycystic ovary syndrome, 06 July 2009 Pernille Fog Svendsen, Sten Madsbad, Lisbeth Nilas pages 1052-1058 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (112 KB)
Pyschological factors
The effect of premenstrual symptoms on activities of daily life, 01 June 2009 Lorraine Dennerstein, Philippe Lehert, Torbjörn Carl Bäckström, Klaas Heinemann pages 1059-1064 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (102 KB)
Reproductive endocrinology
GnRH agonist administration at the time of implantation does not improve pregnancy outcome in intrauterine insemination cycles: a randomized controlled trial, 08 June 2009 José Bellver, Elena Labarta, Ernesto Bosch, Marco A.B. Melo, Carmina Vidal, José Remohí, Antonio Pellicer pages 1065-1071 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (153 KB)
Uterine fibroids
Genic expression of the uterine leiomyoma in reproductive-aged women after treatment with goserelin, 29 May 2009 Rodrigo Borsari, Nilo Bozzini, Consuelo Rodrigues Junqueira, José Maria Soares, Sandro Garcia Hilário, Edmund C. Baracat pages 1072-1077 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (263 KB)
Transforming growth interacting factor expression in leiomyoma compared with myometrium, 15 June 2009 Jason Yen-Ping Ho, Weng Chi Man, Yan Wen, Mary Lake Polan, Esther Shih-Chu Ho, Bertha Chen pages 1078-1083 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (341 KB)
Images in reproductive medicine
Three-dimensional computed tomography combined with hysterosalpingography is useful for both diagnosis and treatment of iatrogenic diverticulum of the uterus, 26 February 2010 Yoshihiko Shimizu, Hitoshi Kitahara, Wakasa Yamaguchi, Shoji Kaku, Nobuyuki Kita, Takashi Murakami pages 1084-1085 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (494 KB)
Techniques and instrumentation
Tactile cold scissor metroplasty as a novel backup method for hysteroscopic metroplasty, 09 July 2009 Ali M. El Saman, Atef M. Darwish, Mahmoud S. Zakherah, Hossam O. Hamed, Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Ahmed M. Nasr pages 1086-1089 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (173 KB)
New tool (Laparotenser) for gasless laparoscopic myomectomy: a multicenter-controlled study, 29 May 2009 Stefano Palomba, Errico Zupi, Angela Falbo, Tiziana Russo, Daniela Marconi, Fulvio Zullo pages 1090-1096 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (425 KB)
Case report summaries
Epidermal inclusion cyst of the clitoris 30 years after female genital mutilation, 16 March 2010 Albert Asante, Kenan Omurtag, Carla Roberts pages 1097.e1-1097.e3 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (940 KB)
Molecular cytogenetic definition of a translocation t(X;15) associated with premature ovarian failure, 24 March 2010 Veronica Bertini, Paolo Ghirri, Maria Patrizia Bicocchi, Paolo Simi, Angelo Valetto pages 1097.e5-1097.e8 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (244 KB)
Isolated luteinizing hormone (LH) elevation in a woman with secondary amenorrhea: a clue to the diagnosis of an inhibin B–producing thecoma and insights into the influence of inhibin B on LH, 23 March 2010 Lois E. Donovan, Philippa H. Brain, Máire A. Duggan pages 1097.e9-1097.e12 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (548 KB)
Prolactinoma induced by estrogen and cyproterone acetate in a male-to-female transsexual, 12 March 2010 Katherine García-Malpartida, Alejandro Martín-Gorgojo, Milagros Rocha, Marcelino Gómez-Balaguer, Antonio Hernández-Mijares pages 1097.e13-1097.e15 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
Development of Asherman syndrome after conservative surgical management of intractable postpartum hemorrhage, 26 March 2010 Ciaran A. Goojha, Allison Case, Roger Pierson pages 1098.e1-1098.e5 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (597 KB)
Correspondence
Endometriosis at several sites, cyclic bowel symptoms, and the likelihood of the appendix being affected, 10 December 2009 Mauricio Simões Abrão, João Antonio Dias, Gustavo P. Rodini, Sergio Podgaec, Marco Antonio Bassi, Marcelo Averbach pages 1099-1101 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (68 KB)
Inhibition of cell proliferation, adhesion, and invasion with an anti-L1-cell adhesion molecule monoclonal antibody in an in vitro endometriosis model, 04 February 2010 Admir Agic, Ursula von Wussow, Anna Starzinski-Powitz, Klaus Diedrich, Peter Altevogt, Daniela Hornung pages 1102-1104 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (163 KB)
Antral follicle count as a predictor of hyperresponse in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation/intrauterine insemination in unexplained sterility, 04 January 2010 Miguel A. Checa, Maria Prat, Ramón Carreras pages 1105-1107 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (127 KB)
B lymphocyte stimulator −817C>T promoter polymorphism and the predisposition for the development of deep infiltrating endometriosis, 10 December 2009 Aisha A. de Graaff, Gerard A.J. Dunselman, Bert Delvoux, Kim J. van Kaam, Luc J.M. Smits, Andrea Romano pages 1108-1110 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist to induce final oocyte maturation prevents the development of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in high-risk patients and leads to improved clinical outcomes compared with coasting, 13 January 2010 Andrea J. DiLuigi, Lawrence Engmann, David W. Schmidt, Donald B. Maier, John C. Nulsen, Claudio A. Benadiva pages 1111-1114 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (87 KB)
Metaphase II human oocyte morphology: contributing factors and effects on fertilization potential and embryo developmental ability in ICSI cycles, 31 December 2009 Rita de Cássia S. Figueira, Daniela Paes de Almeida Ferreira Braga, Luciana Semião-Francisco, Camila Madaschi, Assumpto Iaconelli, Edson Borges pages 1115-1117 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (77 KB)
Serum antimullerian hormone (AMH) levels are elevated in adolescent girls with polycystic ovaries and the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), 07 January 2010 Roger Hart, Dorota A. Doherty, Robert J. Norman, Stephen Franks, Jan E. Dickinson, Martha Hickey, Deborah M. Sloboda pages 1118-1121 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (83 KB)
Compliance with methotrexate therapy for presumed ectopic pregnancy in an inner-city population, 04 January 2010 David Jaspan, Maria Giraldo-Isaza, Vani Dandolu, Arnold W. Cohen pages 1122-1124 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (57 KB)
Increased expression of p21-activated kinase in adenomyosis, 15 January 2010 So Ra Kim, Sung Hoon Kim, Hoi Woul Lee, Hee Dong Chae, Chung-Hoon Kim, Byung Moon Kang pages 1125-1128 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (591 KB)
Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) for HLA typing: bases for setting up an open international collaboration when PGD is not available, 13 January 2010 Marina Bellavia, Nicolas Von Der Weid, Christina Peddes, Sebastien Jacquemont, Inge Liebaers, Patrick Hohlfeld, Dorothea Wunder-Galié, Dominique de Ziegler pages 1129-1131 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (59 KB)
Paraoxonase-1 in female infertility: a possible role against oxidative stress–induced inflammation, 25 January 2010 Judit Marsillach, Miguel Angel Checa, Juan Pedro-Botet, Ramon Carreras, Jorge Joven, Jordi Camps pages 1132-1134 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
Blastocyst quality scoring based on morphologic grading correlates with cell number, 15 January 2010 Koji Matsuura, Nobuyoshi Hayashi, Chisato Takiue, Rei Hirata, Toshihiro Habara, Keiji Naruse pages 1135-1137 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (151 KB)
The role of alendronate in mitigating perimenopausal bone loss: a double-blind randomized controlled pilot study, 07 January 2010 Jennifer E. Mersereau, Claire Khouri, Robert B. Jaffe pages 1138-1140 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (69 KB)
Tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis (TWEAK)/fibroblast growth factor inducible-14 might regulate the effects of interleukin 18 and 15 in the human endometrium, 10 December 2009 Marie Petitbarat, Valérie Serazin, Sylvie Dubanchet, Robert Wayner, Philippe de Mazancourt, Gérard Chaouat, Nathalie Lédée pages 1141-1143 Abstract | Full Text | Full-Text PDF (73 KB)
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