This is a selection of articles from the June 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Reproduction Medicine headlines.
Successful delivery after the transfer of embryos obtained from a cohort of incompletely in vivo matured oocytes at retrieval time.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: Fauque P, Guibert J, Jouannet P, Patrat C Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Successful management of a massive hemorrhage due to rupture of cystic cervical endometriosis by a loop electrosurgical excision procedure.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: Iwase A, Goto M, Kurotsuchi S, Harata T, Kaseki S, Kikkawa F Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Statistically significant changes of antimüllerian hormone and inhibin levels during the physiologic menstrual cycle in reproductive age women.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: Wunder DM, Bersinger NA, Yared M, Kretschmer R, Birkhäuser MH Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Effect of sibutramine on weight reduction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: Lindholm A, Bixo M, Björn I, Wölner-Hanssen P, Eliasson M, Larsson A, Johnson O, Poromaa IS Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Differing mechanisms of meiotic segregation in spermatozoa from three carriers of a pericentric inversion of chromosome 8.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: Caer E, Perrin A, Douet-Guilbert N, Amice V, De Braekeleer M, Morel F Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Renal dysgenesis and KAL1 gene defects in patients with sporadic Kallmann syndrome.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: Georgopoulos NA, Koika V, Galli-Tsinopoulou A, Spiliotis BE, Adonakis G, Keramida MK, Sgourou A, Koufogiannis KD, Papachatzopoulou A, Papavassiliou AG, Kourounis G, Vagenakis GA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
The predictive value for in vitro fertility delivery rates is greatly impacted by the method used to select the threshold between normal and elevated basal follicle-stimulating hormone.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: Scott RT, Elkind-Hirsch KE, Styne-Gross A, Miller KA, Frattarelli JL Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
The great weight debate: Do elevations in body mass index (BMI) exert a negative extraovarian effect on in vitro fertilization outcome?
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: McClamrock HD Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Transurethral resection of the ejaculatory duct in a fertile man.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: Medeiros Lacerda JI, Hasegawa E, Fraietta R, Bertolla RP, Cedenho AP, Ortiz V Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Comparison of serum and plasma measurements of Müllerian inhibiting substance.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 29, 2007 Authors: Merhi ZO, Messerlian GM, Minkoff H, Eklund EE, Macura J, Feldman J, Rodriguez C, Seifer DB Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Donated embryos could result in new embryonic stem cell lines
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Source: Fertility News - Doctors Lounge - June 28, 2007 Tags: Fertility News Source Type: journals
Features of follicle-stimulating hormone-stimulated follicles in a sheep model: keys to elucidate embryo failure in assisted reproductive technique cycles.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 28, 2007 Authors: Veiga-Lopez A, Dominguez V, Souza CJ, Garcia-Garcia RM, Ariznavarreta C, Tresguerres JA, McNeilly AS, Gonzalez-Bulnes A Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Identification of novel and known ovary-specific genes including ZP2, in a marsupial, the stripe-faced dunnart
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - June 28, 2007 Authors: Phil Chi Khang Au, Jane Whitley, David Vaux, Lynne Selwood, Mary Familari Source Type: journals
Effects of different freezing parameters on the morphology and viability of preantral follicles after cryopreservation of doe rabbit ovarian tissue.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 28, 2007 Authors: Neto V, Buff S, Lornage J, Bottollier B, Guérin P, Joly T Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Comparison of three staining methods for the morphological evaluation of human spermatozoa.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 27, 2007 Authors: Henkel R, Schreiber G, Sturmhoefel A, Hipler UC, Zermann DH, Menkveld R Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Oxidative stress and tumor necrosis factor-alpha-induced alterations in metaphase II mouse oocyte spindle structure.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 27, 2007 Authors: Choi WJ, Banerjee J, Falcone T, Bena J, Agarwal A, Sharma RK Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Baboon corpus luteum: size and sex steroid secretion throughout the luteal phase.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 27, 2007 Authors: Dawood MY, Khan-Dawood FS Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Bayesian selection of optimal rules for timing intercourse to conceive by using calendar and mucus.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 27, 2007 Authors: Scarpa B, Dunson DB, Giacchi E Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
A simplified novel laparoscopic formation of neovagina for cases of Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser syndrome.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 27, 2007 Authors: Darwish AM Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Most expressed transcripts in sexual organs and other tissues
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - June 27, 2007 Authors: Kouame E. Kouadjo, Mayumi Yoshioka, Yuichiro Nishida, Jonny St-Amand Source Type: journals
Endometriomas-more careful examination in vivo and communication with the pathologist.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 27, 2007 Authors: Brosens IA, Puttemans P, Campo R, Gordts S, Gordts S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 27, 2007 Authors: Muzii L, Bianchi A, Bellati F, Cristi E, Pernice M, Zullo MA, Angioli R, Panici PB Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist decreases chemotherapy-induced gonadotoxicity and premature ovarian failure in young female patients with Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 27, 2007 Authors: Blumenfeld Z, Avivi I, Eckman A, Epelbaum R, Rowe JM, Dann EJ Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Anti-apoptotic activity of porcine cFLIP in ovarian granulosa cell lines
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - June 26, 2007 Authors: Fuko Matsuda-Minehata, Yasufumi Goto, Naoko Inoue, Kazuhiro Sakamaki, P. Jorge Chedrese, Noboru Manabe Source Type: journals
Aberrant DNA methylation in porcine in vitro-, parthenogenetic-, and somatic cell nuclear transfer-produced blastocysts
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - June 26, 2007 Authors: Aaron J. Bonk, Rongfeng Li, Liangxue Lai, Yanhong Hao, Zhonghua Liu, Melissa Samuel, Emily A. Fergason, Kristin M. Whitworth, Clifton N. Murphy, Eric Antoniou, Randall S. Prather Source Type: journals
Effects of thiol compounds on in vitro maturation of canine oocytes collected from different reproductive stages
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - June 26, 2007 Authors: Mohammad Shamim Hossein, Min Kyu Kim, Goo Jang, Hyun Joo Oh, OkJae Koo, Jeong Joo Kim, Sung Keun Kang, Byeong Chun Lee, Woo Suk Hwang Source Type: journals
Notes on books received (Sept [prime]06)
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - June 26, 2007 Source Type: journals
Association of the prion protein and its expression with ovarian follicle development in cattle
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - June 26, 2007 Authors: N. Forde, M. Rogers, M.J. Canty, P. Lonergan, G.W. Smith, P.M. Coussens, J.J. Ireland, A.C.O. Evans Source Type: journals
Tamoxifen induces masculinization of genetic females and regulates P450 aromatase and müllerian inhibiting substance mRNA expression in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - June 26, 2007 Authors: Takeshi Kitano, Norifumi Yoshinaga, Eri Shiraishi, Takashi Koyanagi, Shin-Ichi Abe Source Type: journals
Effects of raloxifene on insulin sensitivity, ss-cell function, and hepatic insulin extraction in normal postmenopausal women.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 23, 2007 Authors: Nagamani M, Szymajda A, Sepilian V, Urban RJ, Gilkison C Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Inguinal ovary after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation-infrequent, infrequently recognized, or observer variation?
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 23, 2007 Authors: Bazi T, Seoud M, Akel S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Self-rated health and semen quality among 3,457 young Danish men.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 21, 2007 Authors: Jensen TK, Jørgensen N, Asklund C, Carlsen E, Kristensen TS, Holm M, Skakkebæk NE Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Disentangling causal paths between obesity and in vitro fertilization outcomes: an intractable problem?
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 21, 2007 Authors: Howards PP, Cooney MA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Letrozole versus clomiphene citrate: which is better for ovulation induction?
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 21, 2007 Authors: Casper RF Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Characterization of WNT7A expression in human endometrium and endometriotic lesions.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 21, 2007 Authors: Gaetje R, Holtrich U, Karn T, Cikrit E, Engels K, Rody A, Kaufmann M Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Successful pregnancies in women with diffuse uterine leiomyomatosis after hysteroscopic management.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - June 21, 2007 Authors: Yen CF, Lee CL, Wang CJ, Soong YK, Arici A Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Limited value of morphological assessment at days 1 and 2 to predict blastocyst development potential: A prospective study based on 4042 embryos
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Guerif, F., Le Gouge, A., Giraudeau, B., Poindron, J., Bidault, R., Gasnier, O., Royere, D. Tags: Embryology Source Type: journals
Serum adiponectin and lipid concentrations in pregnant women with polycystic ovary syndrome
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Sir-Petermann, T., Echiburu, B., Maliqueo, M M., Crisosto, N., Sanchez, F., Hitschfeld, C., Carcamo, M., Amigo, P., Perez-Bravo, F. Tags: Reproductive Endocrinology Source Type: journals
Association between susceptibility to advanced stage endometriosis and the genetic polymorphisms of aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor and glutathione-S-transferase T1 genes
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Kim, S. H., Choi, Y. M., Lee, G. H., Hong, M. A., Lee, K. S., Lee, B. S., Kim, J. G., Moon, S. Y. Tags: Reproductive Genetics Source Type: journals
Stable serum levels of anti-Mullerian hormone during the menstrual cycle: a prospective study in normo-ovulatory women
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Tsepelidis, S., Devreker, F., Demeestere, I., Flahaut, A., Gervy, Ch., Englert, Y. Tags: Reproductive Endocrinology Source Type: journals
Chlamydia trachomatis infection, Fallopian tube damage and a mannose-binding lectin codon 54 gene polymorphism
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Sziller, I., Babula, O., Ujhazy, A., Nagy, B., Hupuczi, P., Papp, Z., Linhares, I.M., Ledger, W.J., Witkin, S.S. Tags: Reproductive Genetics Source Type: journals
Sperm aneuploidies and low progressive motility
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Collodel, G., Capitani, S., Baccetti, B., Pammolli, A., Moretti, E. Tags: Andrology Source Type: journals
Do children born after assisted conception have less risk of developing infantile autism?
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Maimburg, R. D., Vaeth, M. Tags: Reproductive Endocrinology Source Type: journals
Does 3D ultrasound offer any advantage in the pretreatment assessment of ovarian reserve and prediction of outcome after assisted reproduction treatment?
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Jayaprakasan, K., Hilwah, N., Kendall, N.R., Hopkisson, J.F., Campbell, B.K., Johnson, I.R., Raine-Fenning, N.J. Tags: Infertility Source Type: journals
The number of small antral follicles (2-6 mm) determines the outcome of endocrine ovarian reserve tests in a subfertile population
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Haadsma, M.L., Bukman, A., Groen, H., Roeloffzen, E.M.A., Groenewoud, E.R., Heineman, M.J., Hoek, A. Tags: Infertility Source Type: journals
A follow-up study of women who donated oocytes to known recipient couples for altruistic reasons
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Yee, S., Hitkari, J. A., Greenblatt, E. M. Tags: Psychology and Counselling Source Type: journals
Purification of antimicrobial factors from human cervical mucus
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Ming, L., Xiaoling, P., Yan, L., Lili, W., Qi, W., Xiyong, Y., Boyao, W., Ning, H. Tags: Reproductive Biology Source Type: journals
Predictors of low response to mild ovarian stimulation initiated on cycle day 5 for IVF
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Verberg, M.F.G., Eijkemans, M.J.C., Macklon, N.S., Heijnen, E.M.E.W., Fauser, B.C.J.M., Broekmans, F.J. Tags: Infertility Source Type: journals
Laparoscopy-guided myometrial biopsy in the definite diagnosis of diffuse adenomyosis
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Jeng, C.-J., Huang, S.-H., Shen, J., Chou, C.-S., Tzeng, C.-R. Tags: Gynaecology Source Type: journals
Attitudes of German infertile couples towards preimplantation genetic diagnosis for different uses: a comparison to international studies
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Borkenhagen, A., Brahler, E., Wisch, S., Stobel-Richter, Y., Strauss, B., Kentenich, H. Tags: Psychology and Counselling Source Type: journals
What variables predict generic and health-related quality of life in a sample of Brazilian women experiencing infertility?
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Chachamovich, J.R., Chachamovich, E., Zachia, S., Knauth, D., Passos, E.P. Tags: Infertility Source Type: journals
Sperm suspension is a highly ultrasonically visible material: a novel model to study uterine activity
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Mansour, R. T., Al-Inany, H. G., Abou-Setta, A. M., Murad, L., Serour, G. I., Aboulghar, M. A. Tags: Infertility Source Type: journals
Osmotic responses and tolerance limits to changes in external osmolalities, and oolemma permeability characteristics, of human in vitro matured MII oocytes
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Van den Abbeel, E., Schneider, U., Liu, J., Agca, Y., Critser, J. K, Van Steirteghem, A. Tags: Embryology Source Type: journals
Comparison of the frequency of defective sperm-zona pellucida (ZP) binding and the ZP-induced acrosome reaction between subfertile men with normal and abnormal semen
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Liu, D. Y., Liu, M. L., Garrett, C., Baker, H.W. G. Tags: Andrology Source Type: journals
Normalization of the vagina by dilator treatment alone in Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome and Mayer-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser Syndrome
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Ismail-Pratt, I. S., Bikoo, M., Liao, L.-M., Conway, G. S., Creighton, S. M. Tags: Gynaecology Source Type: journals
Preserved fertility in a non-mosaic Klinefelter patient with a mutation in the fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 gene: Case Report
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Juul, A., Aksglaede, L., Lund, A.M., Duno, M., Skakkebaek, N.E., Rajpert-De Meyts, E. Tags: Infertility Source Type: journals
Highly purified FSH is as efficacious as recombinant FSH for ovulation induction in women with WHO Group II anovulatory infertility: a randomized controlled non-inferiority trial
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Balen, A., Platteau, P., Andersen, A. N., Devroey, P., Helmgaard, L., Arce, J.-C., for the Bravelle Ovulation Induction (BOI) Study Group Tags: Reproductive Endocrinology Source Type: journals
First trimester maternal serum ischaemia-modified albumin: a marker of hypoxia-ischaemia-driven early trophoblast development
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Prefumo, F., Gaze, D. C, Papageorghiou, A. T, Collinson, P. O, Thilaganathan, B. Tags: Early Pregnancy Source Type: journals
Xenotransplantation of testicular tissue into nude mice can be used for detecting leukemic cell contamination
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Hou, M., Andersson, M., Eksborg, S., Soder, O., Jahnukainen, K. Tags: Andrology Source Type: journals
Sperm forward motion and aging
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Pasqualotto, F. F., Pasqualotto, E. B. Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
Loss of ovarian reserve after uterine artery embolization: a randomized comparison with hysterectomy
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Hehenkamp, W. J.K., Volkers, N. A., Broekmans, F. J.M., de Jong, F. H., Themmen, A. P.N., Birnie, E., Reekers, J. A., Ankum, W. M. Tags: Gynaecology Source Type: journals
Vaginoplasty using autologous in vitro cultured vaginal tissue in a patient with Mayer-von-Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Panici, P. B., Bellati, F., Boni, T., Francescangeli, F., Frati, L., Marchese, C. Tags: Gynaecology Source Type: journals
Induction of prostaglandin E2 production by leukemia inhibitory factor promotes migration of first trimester extravillous trophoblast cell line, HTR-8/SVneo
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Horita, H., Kuroda, E., Hachisuga, T., Kashimura, M., Yamashita, U. Tags: Reproductive Biology Source Type: journals
Variable aneuploidy mechanisms in embryos from couples with poor reproductive histories undergoing preimplantation genetic screening
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Mantzouratou, A., Mania, A., Fragouli, E., Xanthopoulou, L., Tashkandi, S., Fordham, K., Ranieri, D.M., Doshi, A., Nuttall, S., Harper, J.C., Serhal, P., Delhanty, J.D.A. Tags: Reproductive Genetics Source Type: journals
Reply: Effect of laparoscopic ovarian diathermy on circulating inhibin B in women with anovulatory polycystic ovary syndrome
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Amer, S.A., Ledger, W.L., Li, T.C. Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
Reproductive outcomes of women with a previous history of Caesarean scar ectopic pregnancies
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Nagi, J. B., Helmy, S., Ofili-Yebovi, D., Yazbek, J., Sawyer, E., Jurkovic, D. Tags: Gynaecology Source Type: journals
The effect of oral contraceptives on uterine contractility and menstrual pain: an assessment with cine MR imaging
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Source: Human Reproduction - June 20, 2007 Authors: Kido, A., Togashi, K., Kataoka, M., Maetani, Y., Nakai, A., Kataoka, M. L., Koyama, T., Fujii, S. Tags: Puberty, Age and HRT Source Type: journals
Ureteral complications from laparoscopic hysterectomy indicated for benign uterine pathologies: a 13-year experience in a continuous series of 1300 patients
