This is a selection of articles from the December 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Reproduction Medicine headlines.
Comparison of cryopreservation outcome following intracytoplasmic sperm injection and conventional in vitro fertilization
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - December 31, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
The need to step up the gonadotropin dosage in the stimulation phase of IVF treatment predicts a poor outcome
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - December 31, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Ultrastructural evaluation following catheterization of the fallopian tube with a hysteroscopic catheter
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - December 31, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Reproductive health care policies around the world
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - December 31, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Human pregnancies after transfer of fresh (four-to eight-cell) versus frozen-thawed blastocysts resulting from intracytoplasmic sperm injection
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - December 31, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Cytoskeleton and polyploidy after maturation and fertilization of cryopreserved germinal vesicle—stage mouse oocytes
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - December 31, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Superovulation with a high gonadotropin dose for in vitro fertilization: Is it effective?
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - December 31, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Expectations of recipient couples awaiting an anonymous oocyte donor match
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Source: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics - December 31, 2007 Tags: Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics Source Type: journals
Role of Luteinizing Hormone in Primiparous Sow Responses to Split Weaning.
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Source: Reproduction in Domestic Animals - December 30, 2007 Authors: Zak L, Foxcroft GR, Aherne FX, Kirkwood RN Tags: Reprod Domest Anim Source Type: journals
Case of Pregnancy in Two Cows with Unicorn Horn of the Uterus either by Artificial Insemination at Ipsilateral or Embryo Transfer at Contralateral Corpus Luteum in the Ovary.
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Source: Reproduction in Domestic Animals - December 30, 2007 Authors: Moriyama C, Kobayashi I, Tani M, Oishi T, Kajisa M, Horii Y, Kamimura S Tags: Reprod Domest Anim Source Type: journals
Transfer of Bovine Blastocysts Derived from Short-term In Vitro Culture of Low Quality Morulae Produced In Vivo.
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Source: Reproduction in Domestic Animals - December 30, 2007 Authors: Alvarez RH, Meneghel M, Martinez AC, Pires RM, Schammass EA Tags: Reprod Domest Anim Source Type: journals
Aspects of an ovarian osteoma on magnetic resonance imaging and computerized tomography.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Ballester M, Bazot M, Daraï E Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Inhibition of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) by meloxicam decreases the incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in a rat model.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Quintana R, Kopcow L, Marconi G, Young E, Yovanovich C, Paz DA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Motivation to donate or not donate surplus embryos for stem-cell research: literature review.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Hug K Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
The J-Tip Needle-Free Injection System in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in in vitro fertilization: a pilot study.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Lavery SA, El-Shawarby SA, Turner C, Trew G Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
A live birth after transfer of a day 2 embryo derived from frozen-thawed zygotes that had undergone polar body biopsy: a case report.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Ozmen B, Schöpper B, Schultz-Mosgau A, Youssry M, Diedrich K, Al-Hasani S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Characterization of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor as an inhibitor of implantation serine proteinases
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 29, 2007 Authors: Navneet Sharma, Jaspreet Kaur, Hui Xu, Nicole zur Nieden, Derrick Rancourt Source Type: journals
Placental expression profiling in preeclampsia: local overproduction of hemoglobin may drive pathological changes.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Centlow M, Carninci P, Nemeth K, Mezey E, Brownstein M, Hansson SR Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Impact of breast cancer chemotherapy on ovarian reserve: a prospective observational analysis by menstrual history and ovarian reserve markers.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Reh A, Oktem O, Oktay K Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Perifollicular vascularity assessment for selecting the best oocytes for in vitro fertilization programs in older patients.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Palomba S, Russo T, Orio F, Falbo A, Tolino A, Zullo F Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Does elevated human chorionic gonadotropin alone trigger spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome?
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Michaelson-Cohen R, Altarescu G, Beller U, Reens R, Halevy-Shalem T, Eldar-Geva T Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Estrogen receptor alpha and beta in uterine fibroids: a basis for altered estrogen responsiveness.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Bakas P, Liapis A, Vlahopoulos S, Giner M, Logotheti S, Creatsas G, Meligova AK, Alexis MN, Zoumpourlis V Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Buoyant density and sedimentation dynamics of HIV-1 in two density-gradient media for semen processing.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Kuji N, Yoshii T, Hamatani T, Hanabusa H, Yoshimura Y, Kato S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Clomiphene citrate or anastrozole for ovulation induction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome? A prospective controlled trial.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Badawy A, Aal IA, Abulatta M Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Sperm deoxyribonucleic acid fragmentation as assessed by the sperm chromatin dispersion test in assisted reproductive technology programs: results of a large prospective multicenter study.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Velez de la Calle JF, Muller A, Walschaerts M, Clavere JL, Jimenez C, Wittemer C, Thonneau P Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Does varicocele grade determine extent of alteration to spermatogenesis in adolescents?
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Mori MM, Bertolla RP, Fraietta R, Ortiz V, Cedenho AP Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Study of aneuploidy in large-headed, multiple-tailed spermatozoa: case report and review of the literature.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Perrin A, Morel F, Moy L, Colleu D, Amice V, Braekeleer MD Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Is there a role for soy isoflavones in the therapeutic approach to polycystic ovary syndrome? Results from a pilot study.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Romualdi D, Costantini B, Campagna G, Lanzone A, Guido M Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Pregnancy outcomes of reciprocal translocation carriers who have a history of repeated pregnancy loss.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 29, 2007 Authors: Ozawa N, Maruyama T, Nagashima T, Ono M, Arase T, Ishimoto H, Yoshimura Y Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Confirmation of the role of N-acetyltransferase 2 in teratogen-induced cleft palate using transgenics and knockouts
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 28, 2007 Authors: Robert P. Erickson, Wen Cao, Diana K. Acuña, Diana W. Strnatka, Robert J. Hunter, Binh T. Chau, Larissa V. Wakefield, Edith Sim, Charlene A. McQueen Source Type: journals
The cell cycle control protein cdc25C is present, and phosphorylated on serine 214 in the transition from germinal vesicle to metaphase II in human oocyte meiosis
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 27, 2007 Authors: S. Cunat, T. Anahory, C. Berthenet, B. Hedon, C. Franckhauser, A. Fernandez, S. Hamamah, N.J.C. Lamb Source Type: journals
Short-Term culture of in vitro produced bovine preimplantation embryos with insulin-like growth factor-i prevents heat shock-induced apoptosis through activation of the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt pathway
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 27, 2007 Authors: F. Dean Jousan, Lilian J. Oliveira, Peter J. Hansen Source Type: journals
Coasting vs. cryopreservation of all embryos for prevention of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in in vitro fertilization.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 26, 2007 Authors: Huddleston HG, Racowsky C, Jackson KV, Fox JH, Ginsburg ES Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Growth and development of children born after in vitro fertilization.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 26, 2007 Authors: Ceelen M, van Weissenbruch MM, Vermeiden JP, van Leeuwen FE, Delemarre-van de Waal HA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Modeling the early endometriotic lesion: mesothelium-endometrial cell co-culture increases endometrial invasion and alters mesothelial and endometrial gene transcription.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 26, 2007 Authors: Nair AS, Nair HB, Lucidi RS, Kirchner AJ, Schenken RS, Tekmal RR, Witz CA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Gene expression in women conceiving spontaneously over the age of 45 years.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 26, 2007 Authors: Gielchinsky Y, Bogoch Y, Rechavi G, Jacob-Hirsch J, Amariglio N, Shveiky D, Linial M, Laufer N Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
First trimester screening for Down's syndrome after assisted reproductive technology: Non-male factor infertility is associated with elevated free beta-human chorionic gonadotropin levels at 10-14 weeks of gestation.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 26, 2007 Authors: Anckaert E, Schiettecatte J, Sleurs E, Devroey P, Smitz J Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Obesity differentially affects serum levels of androstenedione and testosterone in polycystic ovary syndrome.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 26, 2007 Authors: Moran C, Renteria JL, Moran S, Herrera J, Gonzalez S, Bermudez JA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Curcumin ameliorates aflatoxin-induced toxicity in mice spermatozoa.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 26, 2007 Authors: Mathuria N, Verma RJ Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Low-dose oral contraceptive pill for dysmenorrhea associated with endometriosis: A placebo-controlled, double-blind, randomized trial.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 26, 2007 Authors: Harada T, Momoeda M, Taketani Y, Hoshiai H, Terakawa N Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Potassium channels involved in human sperm volume regulation - quantitative studies at the protein and mRNA levels
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 22, 2007 Authors: C.H. Yeung, T.G. Cooper Source Type: journals
Nicotine induces multinuclear formation and causes aberrant embryonic development in bovine
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 21, 2007 Authors: Ying Liu, Guang-Peng Li, Benjamin R. Sessions, Lee F. Rickords, Kenneth L. White, Thomas D. Bunch Source Type: journals
Circulating anti-follicle-stimulating hormone immunoglobulin A in women: a sperm-prone reaction of mucosal tolerance?
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 21, 2007 Authors: Haller K, Sikut A, Karro H, Uibo R, Salumets A Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Efficient propagation of single cells accutase-dissociated human embryonic stem cells
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 21, 2007 Authors: Ruchi Bajpai, Jacqueline Lesperance, Min Kim, Alexey V. Terskikh Source Type: journals
Corpus luteum across the first trimester: size and laterality as observed by ultrasound.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 21, 2007 Authors: Rowan K, Meagher S, Teoh M, Vollenhoven B, Choong S, Tong S Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Caspase 3 activation in human spermatozoa in response to hydrogen peroxide and progesterone.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 21, 2007 Authors: Bejarano I, Lozano GM, Ortiz A, García JF, Paredes SD, Rodríguez AB, Pariente JA Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Sperm nuclear DNA fragmentation and mitochondrial activity in men with varicocele.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 21, 2007 Authors: Blumer CG, Fariello RM, Restelli AE, Spaine DM, Bertolla RP, Cedenho AP Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
An advanced flexible laparoscope with wide optic angle for observing diaphragmatic lesions associated with catamenial pneumothorax.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 21, 2007 Authors: Kumakiri J, Takeuchi H, Miyamoto H, Shimanuki H, Kobayashi Y, Kuroda K Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Pregnancy outcomes after uterine artery occlusion: prospective multicentric study.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 21, 2007 Authors: Holub Z, Mara M, Kuzel D, Jabor A, Maskova J, Eim J Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Development of normal mice after microinjection of round spermatids into oocytes stored at room temperature for one day
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 21, 2007 Authors: Zi-Li Lei, Jun-Cheng Huang, Li-Hong Shi, Yi-Liang Miao, Chang-Long Nan, Ying-Chun OuYang, Qing-Yuan Sun, Da-Yuan Chen Source Type: journals
Effect of mifepristone on the expression of endometrial secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor in new medroxyprogesterone acetate users.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 21, 2007 Authors: Li A, Felix JC, Yang W, Jain JK Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Menstrual cycle length is an age-independent marker of female fertility: Results from 6271 treatment cycles of in vitro fertilization.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 20, 2007 Authors: Brodin T, Bergh T, Berglund L, Hadziosmanovic N, Holte J Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Pre-cycle saline infusion sonography minimizes assisted reproductive technologies cycle cancellation due to endometrial polyps.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 20, 2007 Authors: Yauger BJ, Feinberg EC, Levens ED, Gustofson RL, Larsen FW, Decherney AH Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Pregnancy after in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection obtained with a modified natural cycle in a BRCA1 mutation carrier.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 20, 2007 Authors: Hirt R, Davy C, Guibert J, Olivennes F Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
The uterus and fertility.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 20, 2007 Authors: Taylor E, Gomel V Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Autotransplantation of frozen-thawed ovarian tissue in a young woman: ultrastructure and viability of grafted tissue.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 20, 2007 Authors: Camboni A, Martinez-Madrid B, Dolmans MM, Nottola S, Van Langendonckt A, Donnez J Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Impact of maternal circulating cholesterol and gestational diabetes mellitus on lipid metabolism in human term placenta
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 19, 2007 Authors: Charles Marseille-Tremblay, Maude Ethier-Chiasson, Jean-Claude Forest, Yves Giguère, André Masse, Catherine Mounier, Julie Lafond Source Type: journals
Bicarbonate-Induced phosphorylation of p270 protein in mouse sperm by cAMP-Dependent protein kinase
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 19, 2007 Authors: Masako Kaneto, Michelle Krisfalusi, Edward M. Eddy, Deborah A. O'Brien, Kiyoshi Miki Source Type: journals
Molecular cloning of Plk1 and Nek2 and their expression in mature gonads of the teleost fish Nile Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 19, 2007 Authors: Yoh Matsuoka, Tohru Kobayashi, Kazunori Kihara, Yoshitaka Nagahama Source Type: journals
Qualitative and quantitative differences of cytoskeleton proteins in embryos produced in vitro, in vivo, and by somatic nuclear transfer
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 19, 2007 Authors: R. Poehland, W. Tomek, F. Becker, J. Kurth, W. Kanitz, S. Bhojwani Source Type: journals
Comparative transcriptome analysis of in vivo- and in vitro-produced porcine blastocysts by small amplified RNA-Serial analysis of gene expression (SAR-SAGE)
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Source: Molecular Reproduction and Development - December 19, 2007 Authors: Jeremy R. Miles, Le Ann Blomberg, Rebecca L. Krisher, Robin E. Everts, Tad S. Sonstegard, Curtis P. Van Tassell, Kurt A. Zuelke Source Type: journals
Empty follicle syndrome in the setting of dramatic weight loss after bariatric surgery: case report and review of available literature.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 14, 2007 Authors: Hirshfeld-Cytron J, Kim HH Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma survivors' fertility and sexual function-related information needs.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 14, 2007 Authors: Hammond CT, Beckjord EB, Arora NK, Bellizzi KM, Jeffery DD, Aziz NM Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Successful pregnancy following double-frozen embryo transfer in a patient with repeated implantation failure.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 14, 2007 Authors: Esfandiari N, Coogan-Prewer J, Gotlieb L, Claessens EA, Casper RF Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
A survey of preferences and practices of endometrial ablation/resection for menorrhagia in the United Kingdom.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 14, 2007 Authors: Deb S, Flora K, Atiomo W Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Effect of letrozole at 2.5 mg or 5.0 mg/day on ovarian stimulation with gonadotropins in women undergoing intrauterine insemination.
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Source: Fertility and Sterility - December 14, 2007 Authors: Noriega-Portella L, Noriega-Hoces L, Delgado A, Rubio J, Gonzales-Castañeda C, Gonzales GF Tags: Fertil Steril Source Type: journals
Preliminary study on the role of the human IZUMO gene in oocyte-spermatozoa fusion failure.
