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Volume 26, Number 6, 18 June 2011

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The Istanbul consensus workshop on embryo assessment: proceedings of an expert meeting
pp. 1270-1283(14)
Authors: Balaban, Başak; Brison, Daniel; Calderón, Gloria; Catt, James; Conaghan, Joe; Cowan, Lisa; Ebner, Thomas; Gardner, David; Hardarson, Thorir; Lundin, Kersti; Cristina Magli, M.; Mortimer, David; Mortimer, Sharon; Munné, Santiago; Royere, Dominique; Scott, Lynette; Smitz, Johan; Thornhill, Alan; van Blerkom, Jonathan; Van den Abbeel, Etienne

Antisperm antibodies are not associated with pregnancy rates after IVF and ICSI: systematic review and meta-analysis
pp. 1288-1295(8)
Authors: Zini, Armand; Fahmy, Nader; Belzile, Eric; Ciampi, Antonio; Al-Hathal, Naif; Kotb, Ahmed

Identification and characterization of repopulating spermatogonial stem cells from the adult human testis
pp. 1296-1306(11)
Authors: Izadyar, Fariborz; Wong, Jadelind; Maki, Chad; Pacchiarotti, Jason; Ramos, Thomas; Howerton, Kyle; Yuen, Constance; Greilach, Scott; Zhao, Hongyu H.; Chow, Michelle; Chow, Yung-Chiong; Rao, Jianyu; Barritt, Jason; Bar-Chama, Natan; Copperman, Alan

Vitamin D is positively associated with sperm motility and increases intracellular calcium in human spermatozoa
pp. 1307-1317(11)
Authors: Blomberg Jensen, Martin; Bjerrum, Poul J.; Jessen, Torben E.; Nielsen, John E.; Joensen, Ulla N.; Olesen, Inge A.; Petersen, Jørgen H.; Juul, Anders; Dissing, Steen; Jørgensen, Niels

The use of novel biochemical markers in predicting spontaneously resolving `pregnancies of unknown location'
pp. 1318-1323(6)
Authors: Chetty, M.; Sawyer, E.; Dew, T.; Chapman, A. J.; Elson, J.

Prediction of early pregnancy maternal thyroid impairment in women affected with unexplained recurrent miscarriage
pp. 1324-1330(7)
Authors: Dal Lago, Alessandro; Vaquero, Elena; Pasqualetti, Patrizio; Lazzarin, Natalia; De Carolis, Caterina; Perricone, Roberto; Moretti, Costanzo

Comparison of a 24-day and a 21-day pill regimen for the novel combined oral contraceptive, nomegestrol acetate and 17β-estradiol (NOMAC/E2): a double-blind, randomized study
pp. 1338-1347(10)
Authors: Christin-Maitre, S.; Serfaty, D.; Chabbert-Buffet, N.; Ochsenbein, E.; Chassard, D.; Thomas, J.-L.

Laparoscopic sigmoid resection with transrectal specimen extraction: a novel technique for the treatment of bowel endometriosis
pp. 1348-1355(8)
Authors: Wolthuis, A.M.; Meuleman, C.; Tomassetti, C.; D'Hooghe, T.; Fieuws, S.; Penninckx, F.; D'Hoore, A.

Unoperated ovarian endometriomas and responsiveness to hyperstimulation
pp. 1356-1361(6)
Authors: Benaglia, Laura; Pasin, Roberta; Somigliana, Edgardo; Vercellini, Paolo; Ragni, Guido; Fedele, Luigi

Inhibition of steroid sulfatase decreases endometriosis in an in vivo murine model
pp. 1362-1370(9)
Authors: Colette, S.; Defrère, S.; Lousse, J.C.; Van Langendonckt, A.; Gotteland, J.P.; Loumaye, E.; Donnez, J.

Publication bias in reproductive medicine: from the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology annual meeting to publication
pp. 1371-1376(6)
Authors: Polyzos, Nikolaos P.; Valachis, Antonis; Patavoukas, Evangelos; Papanikolaou, Evangelos G.; Messinis, Ioannis E.; Tarlatzis, Basil C.; Devroey, Paul

A randomized controlled study comparing pain experience between a newly designed needle with a thin tip and a standard needle for oocyte aspiration
pp. 1377-1383(7)
Authors: Wikland, M.; Blad, S.; Bungum, L.; Hillensjö, T.; Karlström, P.O.; Nilsson, S.

Live birth after allografting of ovarian cortex between genetically non-identical sisters
pp. 1384-1388(5)
Authors: Donnez, Jacques; Squifflet, Jean; Pirard, Céline; Demylle, Dominique; Delbaere, Anne; Armenio, Laetitia; Englert, Yvon; Cheron, Anne-Céline; Jadoul, Pascale; Dolmans, Marie-Madeleine

Age at first birth, mode of conception and psychological wellbeing in pregnancy: findings from the parental age and transition to parenthood Australia (PATPA) study
pp. 1389-1398(10)
Authors: McMahon, C.A.; Boivin, J.; Gibson, F.L.; Hammarberg, K.; Wynter, K.; Saunders, D.; Fisher, J.

Is having polycystic ovary syndrome a predictor of poor psychological function including anxiety and depression?
pp. 1399-1407(9)
Authors: Deeks, A.A.; Gibson-Helm, M.E.; Paul, E.; Teede, H.J.

Dynamics of the primate ovarian surface epithelium during the ovulatory menstrual cycle
pp. 1408-1421(14)
Authors: Wright, Jay W.; Jurevic, Leigh; Stouffer, Richard L.

Ovarian surface epitheliectomy in the non-human primate: continued cyclic ovarian function and limited epithelial replacement
pp. 1422-1430(9)
Authors: Wright, Jay W.; Pejovic, Tanja; Jurevic, Leigh; Bishop, Cecily V.; Hobbs, Theodore; Stouffer, Richard L.

Endothelial cells are essential for ovarian stromal tissue restructuring after xenotransplantation of isolated ovarian stromal cells
pp. 1431-1439(9)
Authors: Dath, C.; Dethy, A.; Van Langendonckt, A.; Van Eyck, A.S.; Amorim, C.A.; Luyckx, V.; Donnez, J.; Dolmans, M.M.

Transcriptome analysis reveals dialogues between human trophectoderm and endometrial cells during the implantation period
pp. 1440-1449(10)
Authors: Haouzi, D.; Dechaud, H.; Assou, S.; Monzo, C.; de Vos, J.; Hamamah, S.

Disturbed spermatogenesis associated with thickened lamina propria of seminiferous tubules is not caused by dedifferentiation of myofibroblasts
pp. 1450-1461(12)
Authors: Volkmann, J.; Müller, D.; Feuerstacke, C.; Kliesch, S.; Bergmann, M.; Mühlfeld, C.; Middendorff, R.

Diabetes and impaired glucose tolerance in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome—a long term follow-up
pp. 1462-1468(7)
Authors: Hudecova, M.; Holte, J.; Olovsson, M.; Larsson, A.; Berne, C.; Poromaa, I. Sundström

Clinical, ultrasound and biochemical features of polycystic ovary syndrome in adolescents: implications for diagnosis
pp. 1469-1477(9)
Authors: Hickey, M.; Doherty, D.A.; Atkinson, H.; Sloboda, D.M.; Franks, S.; Norman, R.J.; Hart, R.

No difference in markers of adipose tissue inflammation between overweight women with polycystic ovary syndrome and weight-matched controls
pp. 1478-1485(8)
Authors: Lindholm, Åsa; Blomquist, Caroline; Bixo, Marie; Dahlbom, Ingrid; Hansson, Tony; Sundström Poromaa, Inger; Burén, Jonas

Comparison of MRI-assessed body fat content between lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and matched controls: less visceral fat with PCOS
pp. 1495-1500(6)
Authors: Dolfing, Jacoba G.; Stassen, Chrit M.; van Haard, Paul M.M.; Wolffenbuttel, Bruce H.R.; Schweitzer, Dave H.

Body mass and risk of complications after hysterectomy on benign indications
pp. 1512-1518(7)
Authors: Osler, Merete; Daugbjerg, Signe; Frederiksen, Birgitte Lidegaard; Ottesen, Bent

Ovarian hormones and reproductive risk factors for breast cancer in premenopausal women: the Norwegian EBBA-I study
pp. 1519-1529(11)
Authors: Iversen, A.; Thune, I.; McTiernan, A.; Emaus, A.; Finstad, S.E.; Flote, V.; Wilsgaard, T.; Lipson, S. F.; Ellison, P.T.; Jasienska, G.; Furberg, A.-S.

Women's compliance with current folic acid recommendations and achievement of optimal vitamin status for preventing neural tube defects
pp. 1530-1536(7)
Authors: McNulty, Breige; Pentieva, Kristina; Marshall, Barry; Ward, Mary; Molloy, Anne M.; Scott, John M.; McNulty, Helene

Trisomic pregnancy and elevated FSH: implications for the oocyte pool hypothesis
pp. 1537-1550(14)
Authors: Kline, J.K.; Kinney, A.M.; Levin, B.; Kelly, A.C.; Ferin, M.; Warburton, D.

The sex ratio of offspring is associated with the mothers' age at menarche
pp. 1551-1554(4)
Authors: Fukuda, Misao; Fukuda, Kiyomi; Shimizu, Takashi; Nobunaga, Miho; Grete Byskov, Anne; Yding Andersen, Claus

The co-occurrence of endometriosis with multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and Sjögren syndrome
pp. 1555-1559(5)
Authors: Nielsen, Nete Munk; Jørgensen, Kristian T.; Pedersen, Bo V.; Rostgaard, Klaus; Frisch, Morten

Meiotic segregation of Robertsonian translocations ascertained in cleavage-stage embryos—implications for preimplantation genetic diagnosis
pp. 1575-1584(10)
Authors: Bint, S.M.; Mackie Ogilvie, C.; Flinter, F.A.; Khalaf, Y.; Scriven, P.N.

Quantitative trait analysis suggests polymorphisms of estrogen-related genes regulate human sperm concentrations and motility
pp. 1585-1596(12)
Authors: Lee, I.-Wen; Kuo, Po-Hsiu; Su, Mei-Tsz; Kuan, Long-Ching; Hsu, Chao-Chin; Kuo, Pao-Lin

Note from the Editors
pp. 1597-1597(1)

Intramural fibroids
pp. 1597-1597(1)
Author: Nawroth, Frank

Reply: Intramural fibroids
pp. 1597-1597(1)
Authors: Yoshino, Osamu; Osuga, Yutaka

Why we need international agreement on terms and definitions to assess clinical outcome after endometriosis surgery
pp. 1598-1599(2)
Authors: Meuleman, C.; D'Hoore, A.; Van Cleynenbreugel, B.; Tomassetti, C.; D'Hooghe, T.

Oral contraceptives and endometriosis
pp. 1600-1601(2)
Author: Roman, Horace

Reply: Oral contraceptives and the endometriosis domino effect
pp. 1601-1602(2)
Authors: Vercellini, Paolo; Crosignani, Pier Giorgio; Somigliana, Edgardo; Viganò, Paola; Frattaruolo, Maria Pina; Fedele, Luigi

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