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29 August 2008

Abstract Original Article: Armand Zini, Jason M. Boman, Eric Belzile, and Antonio Ciampi
Sperm DNA damage is associated with an increased risk of pregnancy loss after IVF and ICSI: systematic review and meta-analysis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den321
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Abstract Original Article: M.O. Goodarzi, J.F. Maher, J. Cui, X. Guo, K.D. Taylor, and R. Azziz
FEM1A and FEM1B: novel candidate genes for polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den324
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28 August 2008

Abstract Original Article: C.H. Ramlau-Hansen, A.M. Thulstrup, J.P. Bonde, J. Olsen, and B.H. Bech
Semen quality according to prenatal coffee and present caffeine exposure: two decades of follow-up of a pregnancy cohort
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den331
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27 August 2008

Abstract Original Article: H. Colpin and G. Bossaert
Adolescents conceived by IVF: parenting and psychosocial adjustment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den297
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26 August 2008

Abstract Original Article: Gabriele Varano, Adriana Lombardi, Giulia Cantini, Gianni Forti, Elisabetta Baldi, and Michaela Luconi
Src activation triggers capacitation and acrosome reaction but not motility in human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 26, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den314
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22 August 2008

Abstract Case Report: Chao-Chin Hsu, I-Wen Lee, Mei-Tzu Su, Yi-Chien Lin, Christine Hsieh, Pei-Yi Chen, Hung-Wen Tsai, and Pao-Lin Kuo
Triple genetic identities for the complete hydatidiform mole, placenta and co-existing fetus after transfer of a single in vitro fertilized oocyte: Case report and possible mechanisms
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 22, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den270
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20 August 2008

Abstract Original Article: Mikihiro Yoshie, Hideaki Kashima, Toshio Bessho, Makoto Takeichi, Keiichi Isaka, and Kazuhiro Tamura
Expression of stathmin, a microtubule regulatory protein, is associated with the migration and differentiation of cultured early trophoblasts
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den317
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Abstract Original Article: R. Martin-Ibañez, C. Unger, A. Strömberg, D. Baker, JM. Canals, and O. Hovatta
Novel cryopreservation method for dissociated human embryonic stem cells in the presence of a ROCK inhibitor
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den316
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Abstract Original Article: K.J.A.F. van Kaam, J.P. Schouten, A.W. Nap, G.A.J. Dunselman, and P.G. Groothuis
Fibromuscular differentiation in deeply infiltrating endometriosis is a reaction of resident fibroblasts to the presence of ectopic endometrium
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den153
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Letter to the Editor: Norbert Gleicher and David H. Barad
Androgen priming before ovarian stimulation for IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den319
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Abstract Original Article: C. Olivares, M. Bilotas, R. Buquet, M. Borghi, C. Sueldo, M. Tesone, and G. Meresman
Effects of a selective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor on endometrial epithelial cells from patients with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 20, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den315
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14 August 2008

Abstract Review: David J. Amor and Jane Halliday
A review of known imprinting syndromes and their association with assisted reproduction technologies
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 14, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den310
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11 August 2008

Abstract Original Article
R.T. Mitchell, G. Cowan, K.D. Morris, R.A. Anderson, H.M. Fraser, K.J. Mckenzie, W.H.B. Wallace, C.J.H. Kelnar, P.T.K. Saunders, and R.M. Sharpe
Germ cell differentiation in the marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) during fetal and neonatal life closely parallels that in the human
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 11, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den295
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10 August 2008

Abstract Original Article
Petrice W. Brown, KeumSil Hwang, Peter N. Schlegel, and Patricia L. Morris
Small ubiquitin-related modifier (SUMO)-1, SUMO-2/3 and SUMOylation are involved with centromeric heterochromatin of chromosomes 9 and 1 and proteins of the synaptonemal complex during meiosis in men
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 10, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den300
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Abstract Original Article: Ilkka Y. Järvelä, Aimo Ruokonen, and Aydin Tekay
Effect of rising hCG levels on the human corpus luteum during early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 10, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den299
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9 August 2008

Abstract Original Article: R.A. Oldenburg, M.F. van Dooren, B. de Graaf, E. Simons, L. Govaerts, S. Swagemakers, J.M.H. Verkerk, B.A. Oostra, and A.M. Bertoli-Avella
A genome-wide linkage scan in a Dutch family identifies a premature ovarian failure susceptibility locus
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den278
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Abstract Original Article: V. Tronchon, F. Vialard, M. El Sirkasi, H. Dechaud, J. Rollet, M. Albert, M. Bailly, P. Roy, C. Mauduit, P. Fenichel, J. Selva, and M. Benahmed
Tumor necrosis factor-alpha –308 polymorphism in infertile men with altered sperm production or motility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den277
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Abstract Original Article: Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Sherif A. El-Nashar, Ali M. El Saman, Johannes L.H. Evers, Samith Sandadi, Nina Desai, and Tommaso Falcone
Reproductive outcome after transplantation of ovarian tissue: a systematic review
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den301
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Letter to the Editor: Simone Ferrero, Mario Valenzano Menada, and Valentino Remorgida
Reply: Diagnosis of rectovaginal endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den306
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Letter to the Editor: Mauricio S. Abrao, Sergio Podgaec, João A. Dias Jr, and Manoel O. Gonçalves
Diagnosis of rectovaginal endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den304
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Abstract Original Article: Manon Ceelen, Mirjam M. van Weissenbruch, Jan P.W. Vermeiden, Flora E. van Leeuwen, and Henriette A. Delemarre-van de Waal
Pubertal development in children and adolescents born after IVF and spontaneous conception
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 9, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den309
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6 August 2008

Letter to the Editor: Manuel Neves-e-Castro
Investigating actions of changing hormone levels
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den312
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Letter to the Editor: Roy Homburg and Shahar Kol
Reply: Investigating actions of changing hormone levels
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den307
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Abstract Original Article: Wen-Hui Zhou, Mei-Rong Du, Lin Dong, Jing Yu, and Da-Jin Li
Chemokine CXCL12 promotes the cross-talk between trophoblasts and decidual stromal cells in human first-trimester pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den308
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Letter to the Editor: Samuli Helle
Why twin pregnancies are more successful at advanced than young maternal age? A potential role of ‘terminal reproductive investment’
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den305
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Abstract Original Article: Jerry Chan, Sailesh Kumar, and Nicholas M. Fisk
First trimester embryo-fetoscopic and ultrasound-guided fetal blood sampling for ex vivo viral transduction of cultured human fetal mesenchymal stem cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den302
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Letter to the Editor: José Bellver and Sergio R. Soares
Reply: Thrombophilic screening in clinical practice should be evidence-based
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den313
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Letter to the Editor: Giuseppe Ricci and Roberto Simeone
Thrombophilic screening in clinical practice should be evidence-based
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den311
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Abstract Original Article: G. Griesinger, E.M. Kolibianakis, K. Diedrich, and M. Ludwig
Ovarian stimulation for IVF has no quantitative association with birthweight: a registry study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den286
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Abstract Original Article: The Corifollitropin Alfa Dose-finding Study Group
A randomized dose–response trial of a single injection of corifollitropin alfa to sustain multifollicular growth during controlled ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den288
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2 August 2008

Abstract Original Article: Onder Celik, Seyma Hascalik, Koray Elter, M.E. Tagluk, Bilgin Gurates, and N.E. Aydin
Combating endometriosis by blocking proteasome and nuclear factor- ${kappa}$ B pathways
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 2, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den246
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30 July 2008

Letter to the Editor: Dimosthenis Miliaras, Soultana Meditskou, and Maria Ketikidou
Increased male proportion in fetal deaths and in fetuses with congenital malformations in Greece
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den266
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29 July 2008

Abstract Original Article: Kate Absolom, Christine Eiser, Lesley Turner, William Ledger, Richard Ross, Helena Davies, Robert Coleman, Barry Hancock, John Snowden, Diana Greenfield, and on behalf of the Late Effects Group Sheffield
Ovarian failure following cancer treatment: current management and quality of life
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den285
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Abstract Original Article: Stefano Guerriero, Silvia Ajossa, Marta Gerada, Bruna Virgilio, Stefano Angioni, and Gian Benedetto Melis
Diagnostic value of transvaginal ‘tenderness-guided’ ultrasonography for the prediction of location of deep endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den293
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Abstract Original Article: Jolanda C. Boxmeer, Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen, Jan Lindemans, Mark F. Wildhagen, Elena Martini, Eric A.P. Steegers, and Nick S. Macklon
Homocysteine metabolism in the pre-ovulatory follicle during ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den292
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Abstract Original Article: Antoine A. Abu-Musa, Anwar H. Nassar, and Ihab M. Usta
Attitude of women with IVF and spontaneous pregnancies towards prenatal screening
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den291
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Abstract Original Article: I. Delbaere, S. Vansteelandt, J. Gerris, P. De Sutter, D. De Bacquer, and M. Temmerman
Human chorionic gonadotropin levels in early IVF/ICSI pregnancies are higher in singletons after single embryo transfer compared with singletons after double embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den289
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Abstract Original Article: Luis Bahamondes, Juan Diaz, Nadia Maria Marchi, Sara Castro, Marina Villarroel, and Maurizio Macaluso
Prostate-specific antigen in vaginal fluid after exposure to known amounts of semen and after condom use: comparison of self-collected and nurse-collected samples
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den283
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Abstract OPINION: A.L. Bredenoord, W. Dondorp, G. Pennings, C.E.M. De Die-Smulders, and G. De Wert
PGD to reduce reproductive risk: the case of mitochondrial DNA disorders
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den290
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Abstract Original Article: E. Fragouli, M. Lenzi, R. Ross, M. Katz-Jaffe, W.B. Schoolcraft, and D. Wells
Comprehensive molecular cytogenetic analysis of the human blastocyst stage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den287
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28 July 2008

Abstract Original Article: Christine Wyns, Anne Van Langendonckt, François-Xavier Wese, Jacques Donnez, and Mara Curaba
Long-term spermatogonial survival in cryopreserved and xenografted immature human testicular tissue
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 28, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den272
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25 July 2008

Abstract Original Article
Rebecca C. Painter, Rudi G.J. Westendorp, Susanne R. de Rooij, Clive Osmond, David J.P. Barker, and Tessa J. Roseboom
Increased reproductive success of women after prenatal undernutrition
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den274
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Abstract Original Article: Theodore L. Tollner, Ashley I. Yudin, Cathy A. Treece, James W. Overstreet, and Gary N. Cherr
Macaque sperm coating protein DEFB126 facilitates sperm penetration of cervical mucus
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den276
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Abstract Original Article: K. Jayaprakasan, B.K. Campbell, J.F. Hopkisson, J.S. Clewes, I.R. Johnson, and N.J. Raine-Fenning
Effect of pituitary desensitization on the early growing follicular cohort estimated using anti-Mullerian hormone
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den282
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Abstract Original Article: W.S. Tuil, C.M. Verhaak, P.F. De Vries Robbé, and J.A.M. Kremer
IVF patients show three types of online behaviour
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 25, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den275
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Letter to the Editor: Evangelos C. Alexopoulos
Reply: Increased male proportion in fetal deaths and in fetuses with congenital malformations in Greece
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access originally published on July 25, 2008. This version published July 30, 2008.
doi:10.1093/humrep/den267
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