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The Edwards and Steptoe Research Trust: commemorating the two great pioneers of our field and supporting their aspirations
06 December 2011
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Jacques Cohen,
Gedis Grudzinskas,
Martin H. Johnson
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129-130
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Useful lessons from China?
Whilst Europe struggles with ethical, legal and commercial aspects of providing for the growing number of ageing women who seek fertility treatment using oocytes other than their own, our Chinese coll...
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Jacques Cohen,
Gedis Grudzinskas,
Martin Johnson
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131
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| Obituary |
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Professor Edwin Carlyle (Carl) Wood AC, CBE, FRCS, FRCOG, FANZCOG
28 November 2011
Carl Wood died on 23 September 2011 in Melbourne, Australia after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 82years old.
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Alan Trounson
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132-133
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The luteal phase after GnRH-agonist triggering of ovulation: present and future perspectives
10 November 2011
Abstract: In stimulated IVF/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles, the luteal phase is disrupted, necessitating luteal-phase supplementation. The most plausible reason behind this is the ovarian mul...
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Peter Humaidan,
E.G. Papanikolaou,
D. Kyrou,
B. Alsbjerg,
N.P. Polyzos,
P. Devroey,
Human M. Fatemi
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134-141
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| Assisted Reproduction |
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Microdrop preparation factors influence culture-media osmolality, which can impair mouse embryo preimplantation development
24 October 2011
Abstract: Because media osmolality can impact embryo development, the effect of conditions during microdrop preparation on osmolality was examined. Various sizes of microdrops were prepared under diff...
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J.E. Swain,
L. Cabrera,
X. Xu,
G.D. Smith
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142-147
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Cryptic sperm defects may be the cause for total fertilization failure in oocyte donor cycles
31 October 2011
Abstract: In conventional IVF cycles with total fertilization failure, rescue intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) performed 24h after insemination has yielded poor results. However, when ICSI is u...
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Maria Goudakou,
Alexandra Kalogeraki,
Ioannis Matalliotakis,
Yannis Panagiotidis,
Giuseppe Gullo,
Yannis Prapas
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148-152
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Follicular and endocrine profiles associated with different GnRH-antagonist regimens: a randomized controlled trial
07 November 2011
Abstract: This trial assessed the impact of early initiation of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist on follicular and endocrine profiles compared with the fixed GnRH-antagonist protocol....
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Juan Antonio García-Velasco,
Sanja Kupesic,
Antonio Pellicer,
Claire Bourgain,
Carlos Simón,
Milan Mrazek,
Paul Devroey,
Joan-Carles Arce
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153-162
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Standardization of catheter load speed during embryo transfer: comparison of manual and pump-regulated embryo transfer
11 November 2011
Abstract: The position of transfer air bubbles after embryo transfer is related to the pregnancy rate. With the conventional manual embryo-transfer technique it is not possible to predict the final po...
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E. Groeneveld,
B. de Leeuw,
C.G. Vergouw,
O.W. Visser,
M.J. Lambers,
M.W. Heymans,
L.H. Langeveld,
R. Schats,
P.G.A. Hompes
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163-169
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Ovarian stimulation and intrauterine insemination in women aged 40 years or more
21 November 2011
Abstract: Fertility decreases with advancing age. This study retrospectively reviewed the results of ovarian stimulation and intrauterine insemination (IUI) in women ⩾40years old with diminished ovari...
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Amir Wiser,
Einat Shalom-Paz,
Shauna Leigh Reinblatt,
Weon-Young Son,
Mausumi Das,
Togas Tulandi,
Hananel Holzer
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170-173
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Neurotrophins (BDNF and NGF) in follicular fluid of women with different infertility diagnoses
28 November 2011
Abstract: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and nerve growth factor (NGF) are intra-ovarian signalling peptides that are important in follicle development and oocyte maturation. In the ovary, n...
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J.C. Sadeu,
A.M.C.M. Doedée,
M.S. Neal,
E.G. Hughes,
W.G. Foster
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174-179
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Clinical validation of a closed vitrification system in an oocyte-donation programme
04 November 2011
Abstract: Controversy exists about the risk of microbiological contamination from direct contact with unsterile liquid nitrogen during oocyte vitrification. The aim of this observational study was to ...
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Dominic Stoop,
Neelke De Munck,
Eleonora Jansen,
Peter Platteau,
Etienne Van den Abbeel,
Greta Verheyen,
Paul Devroey
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180-185
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Oocyte vitrification technology has made egg-sharing donation easier in China
14 November 2011
Abstract: When infertile women undergoing IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) have more than 20 mature oocytes retrieved, at least 15 oocytes are inseminated by their husband’s spermatozoa....
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Ling-Bo Cai,
Xiao-Qiao Qian,
Wei Wang,
Yun-Dong Mao,
Zheng-Jie Yan,
Cui-Zhen Liu,
Wei Ding,
Jie Huang,
De-Chun Chai,
Ri-Cheng Chian,
Jia-Yin Liu
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186-190
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Spontaneous LH surges prior to HCG administration in unstimulated-cycle frozen–thawed embryo transfer do not influence pregnancy rates
11 November 2011
Abstract: LH surges are the start of a period of optimal endometrial receptivity. Missing these surges in an unstimulated-cycle frozen–thawed embryo transfer (FET) based on ultrasound alone might lead...
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E.R. Groenewoud,
B.J. Kollen,
N.S. Macklon,
B.J. Cohlen
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191-196
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| Endocrinology |
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Apolipoprotein E-containing HDL-associated platelet-activating factor acetylhydrolase activities and malondialdehyde concentrations in patients with PCOS
31 October 2011
Abstract: PAF and PAF-like oxidized phospholipids hydrolysed by platelet-activating factor (PAF) acetylhydrolase (AH) are potent lipid mediators involved in inflammation and atherosclerosis. Apolipopr...
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Ping Fan,
Hongwei Liu,
Ying Wang,
Feng Zhang,
Huai Bai
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197-205
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| Male Infertility |
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Sperm parameters and male fertility after bariatric surgery: three case series
04 November 2011
Abstract: Recent studies have underlined the impact of obesity on sperm parameters, but very few data are available on the effect of weight loss on male fertility. This article reports the case series...
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Nathalie Sermondade,
Nathalie Massin,
Florence Boitrelle,
Jérôme Pfeffer,
Florence Eustache,
Christophe Sifer,
Sébastien Czernichow,
Rachel Lévy
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206-210
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Correlation between DNA defect and sperm-head morphology
24 October 2011
Abstract: The utility of sperm DNA testing remains controversial. However, it may be helpful in couples with unexplained failures of multiple assisted reproductive techniques and/or recurrent abortion...
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Nino G Cassuto,
André Hazout,
Ibrahim Hammoud,
Richard Balet,
Dominique Bouret,
Yona Barak,
Sonia Jellad,
Jean Marie Plouchart,
Jacqueline Selva,
Chadi Yazbeck
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211-218
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Sperm FISH analysis of a 46,XY,t(3;6)(p24;p21.2),inv (8)(p11;2q21.2) double chromosomal rearrangement
28 October 2011
Abstract: A complex chromosome rearrangement (CCR) can be defined as a structural chromosomal aberration that involves at least three breakpoints located on two or more chromosomes. Highly unbalanced ...
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Fatma Ferfouri,
Florence Boitrelle,
Sylvie Tapia,
Denise Molina Gomes,
Jacqueline Selva,
François Vialard
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219-223
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| Reproductive Physiology |
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Sphingosine–sphingosine-1-phosphate pathway regulates trophoblast differentiation and syncytialization
04 November 2011
Abstract: Sphingosine and sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) are involved in regulating cell differentiation. This study postulated that changes in sphingolipid biosynthesis and metabolism are important in...
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Ambika T. Singh,
Arunasalam Dharmarajan,
Irving L.M.H. Aye,
Jeffrey A. Keelan
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224-234
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Extra-embryonic human Wharton’s jelly stem cells do not induce tumorigenesis, unlike human embryonic stem cells
24 October 2011
Abstract: Tumorigenesis is the major obstacle of tissues derived from human embryonic stem cells (ESC) and human induced pluripotent stem cell (IPSC) for transplantation therapy. This prompted a searc...
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Kalamegam Gauthaman,
Chui-Yee Fong,
Cheyyatraivendran-Arularasu Suganya,
Arjunan Subramanian,
Arijit Biswas,
Mahesh Choolani,
Ariff Bongso
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235-246
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Triggering with GnRH agonist in oocyte-donation cycles: oestradiol monitoring is not necessary during ovarian stimulation
21 November 2011
Abstract: This prospective observational study evaluated the efficacy and safety of oocyte-donation cycles triggered with a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist without monitoring oestradiol...
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J.C. Castillo,
M. Dolz,
J. Moreno,
L. Gijón,
R. Ferrer,
E. Ferrero,
F. Bonilla-Musoles
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247-250
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Absence of SYCP3 mutations in women with recurrent miscarriage with at least one trisomic miscarriage
04 November 2011
Abstract: Mutations within the coding regions of the synaptonemal complex gene SYCP3 have previously been reported in women with recurrent miscarriage. The present study found no mutations in any of t...
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Courtney W. Hanna,
John D. Blair,
Mary D. Stephenson,
Wendy P. Robinson
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251-253
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Response: Low-intensity IVF: real progress?
28 November 2011
We are pleased to have been invited to respond to the Commentary ‘Low-intensity IVF: real progress?’ by so as to highlight our differing positions.
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John Zhang,
Sherman Silber
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