This is a selection of articles from the September 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Reproduction Medicine headlines.
Semen cryopreservation in pubertal boys before gonadotoxic treatment and the role of endocrinologic evaluation in predicting sperm yield.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: van Casteren NJ, Dohle GR, Romijn JC, de Muinck Keizer-Schrama SM, Weber RF, van den Heuvel-Eibrink MM Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
The use of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) in clinical in vitro fertilization: the role of Georgeanna Seegar Jones.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: Jones HW Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Association of genetic markers within the BMP15 gene with anovulation and infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: Gónzalez A, Ramírez-Lorca R, Calatayud C, Mendoza N, Ruiz A, Sáez ME, Morón FJ Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Modulation of the BCL-2/BAX ratio by interferon-gamma and hypoxia in human peritoneal and adhesion fibroblasts.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: Saed GM, Jiang Z, Fletcher NM, Diamond MP Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Women's awareness and perceptions of delay in childbearing.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: Maheshwari A, Porter M, Shetty A, Bhattacharya S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Gene injections of vascular endothelial growth factor and growth differentiation factor-9 stimulate ovarian follicular development in immature female rats.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: Shimizu T, Iijima K, Ogawa Y, Miyazaki H, Sasada H, Sato E Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Large blastocyst diameter, early blastulation, and low preovulatory serum progesterone are dominant predictors of clinical pregnancy in fresh autologous cycles.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: Shapiro BS, Daneshmand ST, Garner FC, Aguirre M, Thomas S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Umbilical endometriosis in pregnancy without previous surgery.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: Wiegratz I, Kissler S, Engels K, Strey C, Kaufmann M Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
The plausibility of Helicobacter pylori-related infertility in Japan.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: Kurotsuchi S, Ando H, Iwase A, Ishida Y, Hamajima N, Kikkawa F Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Effect of a woman's smoking status on oocyte, zygote, and day 3 pre-embryo quality in in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer program.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 28, 2007 Authors: Gruber I, Just A, Birner M, Lösch A Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Expression profile of genes coding for DNA repair in human oocytes using pangenomic microarrays, with a special focus on ROS linked decays
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - September 27, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Visualization of meiotic spindle and subsequent embryonic development in in vitro and in vivo matured human oocytes
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - September 27, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Cytogenetic testing of anembryonic pregnancies compared to embryonic missed abortions
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - September 27, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Pregnancy loss in pregnancies conceived after in vitro oocyte maturation, conventional in vitro fertilization, and intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 26, 2007 Authors: Buckett WM, Chian RC, Dean NL, Sylvestre C, Holzer HE, Tan SL Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Sperm chromatin structure assay parameters are not related to fertilization rates, embryo quality, and pregnancy rates in in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection, but might be related to spontaneous abortion rates.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 26, 2007 Authors: Lin MH, Kuo-Kuang Lee R, Li SH, Lu CH, Sun FJ, Hwu YM Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Bonnet monkey (Macaca radiata) ovaries, like human oocytes, express four zona pellucida glycoproteins
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 26, 2007 Authors: Anasua Ganguly, R.K. Sharma, Satish Kumar Gupta Source Type: journals
Transplantation of the uterus in the sheep: oxidative stress and reperfusion injury after short-time cold storage.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 26, 2007 Authors: Wranning CA, Dahm-Kähler P, Mölne J, Nilsson UA, Enskog A, Brännström M Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
A review of mathematical models used to determine sperm donor limits for infertility treatment.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 26, 2007 Authors: Sawyer N, McDonald J Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Monozygotic multiple gestation following in vitro fertilization: analysis of seven cases from Japan
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Source: Journal of Experimental and Clinical Assisted Reproduction - September 22, 2007 Authors: Atsushi Yanaihara, Takeshi Yorimitsu, Hiroshi Motoyama, Hideaki Watanabe and Toshihiro Kawamura Source Type: journals
Effect of laser zona pellucida opening on clinical outcome of assisted reproduction technology in patients with advanced female age, recurrent implantation failure, or frozen-thawed embryos.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Valojerdi MR, Eftekhari-Yazdi P, Karimian L, Ashtiani SK Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Ovarian vascular endothelial growth factor and vascular endothelial growth factor receptor patterns in reproductive aging.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Yeh J, Kim BS, Peresie J Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Increased activation of nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappaB) in isolated peritoneal macrophages of patients with endometriosis.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Lousse JC, Van Langendonckt A, González-Ramos R, Defrère S, Renkin E, Donnez J Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Prevalence of hysteroscopic findings and histologic diagnoses in patients with abnormal uterine bleeding.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Lasmar RB, Dias R, Barrozo PR, Oliveira MA, da Silva Freire Coutinho E, da Rosa DB Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
I/D genetic polymorphism of angiotensin-converting enzyme: pathogenesis evaluation for erectile dysfunction by gene ontology.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Wiwanitkit V Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Interpregnancy weight gain and the male-to-female sex ratio of the second pregnancy: a population-based cohort study.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Villamor E, Sparén P, Cnattingius S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Clinical and metabolic characteristics of polycystic ovary syndrome without polycystic ovary: a pilot study on Chinese women.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Shi Y, Gao X, Sun X, Zhang P, Chen Z Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Role of antral follicle count in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intrauterine insemination cycles in patients with unexplained subfertility.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Erdem M, Erdem A, Guler I, Atmaca S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Vitrification of in vitro matured ovine oocytes affects in vitro pre-implantation development and mRNA abundance
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 21, 2007 Authors: Sara Succu, Daniela Bebbere, Luisa Bogliolo, Federica Ariu, Stefano Fois, Giovanni Giuseppe Leoni, Fiammetta Berlinguer, Salvatore Naitana, Sergio Ledda Source Type: journals
CAG repeat length variation in the Androgen Receptor gene is not associated with spermatogenic failure.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Westerveld H, Visser L, Tanck M, van der Veen F, Repping S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Mifepristone attenuates human chorionic gonadotropin-induced extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 phosphorylation, cyclooxygenase-2, and prostaglandin E(2) production in human granulosa luteal cells.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Tsai EM, Chan TF, Chen YH, Hsu SC, Chuang CY, Lee JN Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Transcript profile and localization of Wnt signaling-related molecules in human endometrium.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Cheng CW, Smith SK, Charnock-Jones DS Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Comparison of concomitant outcome achieved with fresh and cryopreserved donor oocytes vitrified by the Cryotop method.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Cobo A, Kuwayama M, Pérez S, Ruiz A, Pellicer A, Remohí J Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Evidence of absence or absence of evidence? A reanalysis of the effects of low-dose aspirin in in vitro fertilization.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Ruopp MD, Collins TC, Whitcomb BW, Schisterman EF Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Location of endometrial polyp and pregnancy rate in infertility patients.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 21, 2007 Authors: Yanaihara A, Yorimitsu T, Motoyama H, Iwasaki S, Kawamura T Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Aberrant DNA methylation imprints in aborted bovine clones
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 20, 2007 Authors: Jing-He Liu, Shen Yin, Bo Xiong, Yi Hou, Da-Yuan Chen, Qing-Yuan Sun Source Type: journals
Global gene expression analysis of bovine blastocysts produced by multiple methods
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 20, 2007 Authors: Wenli Zhou, Tianhao Xiang, Shawn Walker, Vicki Farrar, Earl Hwang, Brian Findeisen, Sanaz Sadeghieh, Fernando Arenivas, Ronald V. Abruzzese, Irina Polejaeva Source Type: journals
Enhancement of Bovine oocyte maturation by leptin is accompanied by an upregulation in mRNA expression of leptin receptor isoforms in cumulus cells
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 20, 2007 Authors: Helena T.A. van Tol, Frank J.C.M. van Eerdenburg, Ben Colenbrander, Bernard A.J. Roelen Source Type: journals
Spermatozoa modulate epididymal cell proliferation and protein secretion in vitro
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 20, 2007 Authors: Carlos Reyes-Moreno, Julie Laflamme, Gilles Frenette, Marc-André Sirard, Robert Sullivan Source Type: journals
A novel approach to identify bovine sperm membrane proteins that interact with receptors on the vitelline membrane of bovine oocytes
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 20, 2007 Authors: Barry J. Pate, Kenneth L. White, Dong Chen, Kenneth I. Aston, Benjamin R. Sessions, Thomas D. Bunch, Bart C. Weimer Source Type: journals
Alterations in the testis of hormone sensitive lipase-deficient mice is associated with decreased sperm counts, sperm motility, and fertility
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 20, 2007 Authors: Louis Hermo, Shari Chung, Mary Gregory, Charles E. Smith, Shu Pei Wang, Mohamed El-Alfy, Daniel G. Cyr, Grant A. Mitchell, Jacquetta Trasler Source Type: journals
Cumulus cells accelerate aging of mouse oocytes by secreting a soluble factor(s)
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 20, 2007 Authors: Tian-Wu Qiao, Na Liu, De-Qiang Miao, Xia Zhang, Dong Han, Li Ge, Jing-He Tan Source Type: journals
Role of nonessential amino acids on porcine embryos produced by parthenogenesis or somatic cell nuclear transfer
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 20, 2007 Authors: Mukesh Kumar Gupta, Sang Jun Uhm, Sung-ho Lee, Hoon Taek Lee Source Type: journals
Properties of murine embryonic stem cells maintained on human foreskin fibroblasts without LIF
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - September 20, 2007 Authors: G.L. Meng, N.I. zur Nieden, S.Y. Liu, J.T. Cormier, M.S. Kallos, D.E. Rancourt Source Type: journals
Increased expression of c-fos protein associated with increased matrix metalloproteinase-9 protein expression in the endometrium of endometriotic patients.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 19, 2007 Authors: Pan H, Sheng JZ, Tang L, Zhu R, Zhou TH, Huang HF Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Morphologic, ultrastructural, and biochemical identification of apoptosis in vitrified-warmed mouse ovarian tissue.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 19, 2007 Authors: Mazoochi T, Salehnia M, Valojerdi MR, Mowla SJ Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
PCBs enhance collagen I expression from human peritoneal fibroblasts.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 19, 2007 Authors: Diamond MP, Wirth JJ, Saed GM Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
The effect of interleukin-6 on ciliary beat frequency in the human fallopian tube.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 19, 2007 Authors: Papathanasiou A, Djahanbakhch O, Saridogan E, Lyons RA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Unusual case of adenocarcinoma arising in endometriosis mimicking colorectal cancer in a young woman with a Müllerian anomaly.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 19, 2007 Authors: Peiretti M, Zakashansky K, Melis GB, Mais V Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Comparative proteomic analysis of human adenomyosis using two-dimensional gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 18, 2007 Authors: Liu H, Lang J, Wang X, Wu S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Reply: Establishing the safety profile of sperm washing followed by ART for the treatment of HIV discordant couples wishing to conceive
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Savasi, V., Ferrazzi, E., Oneta, M., Lanzani, C., Parilla, B., Perisco, T. Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
Vanishing twins: a predictor of small-for-gestational age in IVF singletons
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Pinborg, A., Lidegaard, O., la Cour Freiesleben, N., Andersen, A. N. Tags: Early Pregnancy Source Type: journals
Histone deacetylase inhibitor-induced glycodelin enhances the initial step of implantation
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Uchida, H., Maruyama, T., Ohta, K., Ono, M., Arase, T., Kagami, M., Oda, H., Kajitani, T., Asada, H., Yoshimura, Y. Tags: Reproductive Biology Source Type: journals
Cyclosporin A increases expression of matrix metalloproteinase 9 and 2 and invasiveness in vitro of the first-trimester human trophoblast cells via the mitogen-activated protein kinase pathway
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Zhou, W.-H., Du, M.-R., Dong, L., Zhu, X.-Y., Yang, J.-Y., He, Y.-Y., Li, D.-J. Tags: Early Pregnancy Source Type: journals
Is maternal obesity related to semen quality in the male offspring? A pilot study
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Ramlau-Hansen, C.H., Nohr, E.A., Thulstrup, A.M., Bonde, J.P., Storgaard, L., Olsen, J. Tags: Reproductive Epidemiology Source Type: journals
Measurement of endometrial volume increase during the first week after embryo transfer by three-dimensional ultrasound to detect pregnancy: a preliminary study.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 17, 2007 Authors: Martins WD, Ferriani RA, Nastri CO, Maria Dos Reis R, Filho FM Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Race, insurance status, and desire for tubal sterilization reversal.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 17, 2007 Authors: Borrero SB, Reeves MF, Schwarz EB, Bost JE, Creinin MD, Ibrahim SA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
The role of heat shock protein 70 (Hsp 70) in male infertility: Is it a line of defense against sperm DNA fragmentation?
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 17, 2007 Authors: Erata GO, Toker NK, Durlanık O, Kadıoğlu A, Aktan G, Toker GA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Isolation of germ cells from leukemic cells
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Fujita, K., Tsujimura, A., Okuyama, A. Tags: Letters to the Editor Source Type: journals
Redefining in vitro fertilization success: should triplets be considered failures?
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 17, 2007 Authors: Grunfeld L, Luna M, Mukherjee T, Sandler B, Nagashima Y, Copperman AB Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Genetic polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase T1 (GSTT1) and alterations of sex hormones in filling-station workers.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 17, 2007 Authors: Saadat M, Monzavi N Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Exposure to organic solvents and adverse pregnancy outcomes
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Ahmed, P., Jaakkola, J. J.K. Tags: Reproductive Epidemiology Source Type: journals
Allograft of ovarian cortex between two genetically non-identical sisters: Case Report
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Donnez, J., Dolmans, M.M., Pirard, C., Van Langendonckt, A., Demylle, D., Jadoul, P., Squifflet, J. Tags: Infertility Source Type: journals
Infertility treatment: the viability of the laparoscopic view.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 17, 2007 Authors: Burney RO, Nezhat CR Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Uterine artery pseudoaneurysm manifesting delayed postabortal bleeding.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 17, 2007 Authors: Kim YA, Han YH, Jun KC, Jeon MK, Lee ES Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
International estimates of infertility prevalence and treatment-seeking: potential need and demand for infertility medical care
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Boivin, J., Bunting, L., Collins, J. A., Nygren, K. G. Tags: NEW DEBATE Source Type: journals
Country of birth and hospitalization for pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, endometriosis, and infertility: a nationwide study of 2 million women in Sweden.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - September 17, 2007 Authors: Eggert J, Li X, Sundquist K Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Reply: Maternal lead exposure, secondary sex ratio and dose-exposure fallacy
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Source: Human Reproduction - September 17, 2007 Authors: Weisskopf, M. G., Weuve, J., Jarrell, J., Hu, H., Tellez-Rojo, M. M., Hernandez-Avila, M. Tags: Letters to the Edi
