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April 2008

Volume 1127 Assessment of Human Reproductive Function

Pages xi–xi, 1–153

  1. Preface

    1. Top of page
    2. Preface
    3. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives
    4. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology
    5. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function
    6. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation
    7. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis
    8. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy
    9. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management
    10. Index of Contributors
    1. Preface (page xi)

      Carlo Bulletti, Seth Guller, Dominique De Ziegler and Charles J. Lockwood

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.022

  2. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives

    1. Top of page
    2. Preface
    3. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives
    4. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology
    5. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function
    6. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation
    7. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis
    8. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy
    9. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management
    10. Index of Contributors
    1. The Ovary : Anatomy and Function throughout Human Life (pages 1–9)

      Ozgur Oktem and Kutluk Oktay

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.009

    2. Pharmacogenetics in Ovarian Stimulation—Current Concepts (pages 10–19)

      D. Loutradis, A. Vlismas, P. Drakakis and A. Antsaklis

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.001

    3. Stem Cells : A Perspective on Oocytes (pages 20–26)

      Ozgur Oktem and Kutluk Oktay

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.010

    4. Ovarian Reserve (pages 27–30)

      Maria Elisabetta Coccia and Francesca Rizzello

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.011

  3. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology

    1. Top of page
    2. Preface
    3. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives
    4. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology
    5. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function
    6. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation
    7. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis
    8. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy
    9. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management
    10. Index of Contributors
    1. Pretreatments before the Induction of Ovulation in Assisted Reproduction Technologies: Evidence-based Medicine in 2007 (pages 31–40)

      Jason Gabriel Bromer, Mehmet Bilge Cetinkaya and Aydin Arici

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.004

    2. An Update of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Results in the United States (pages 41–48)

      Queenie V. Neri, Takumi Takeuchi and Gianpiero D. Palermo

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.017

    3. Clinical Efficiency of Oocyte and Embryo Cryopreservation (pages 49–58)

      Andrea Borini, Monica Cattoli, Carlo Bulletti and Giovanni Coticchio

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.012

  4. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function

    1. Top of page
    2. Preface
    3. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives
    4. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology
    5. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function
    6. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation
    7. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis
    8. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy
    9. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management
    10. Index of Contributors
    1. Modern Andrology : From Semen Analysis to Postgenomic Studies of the Male Gametes (pages 59–63)

      Pasquale Patrizio, Fabio Sanguineti and Denny Sakkas

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.021

    2. Male Gamete Empowerment (pages 64–66)

      Takumi Takeuchi, Queenie V. Neri and Gianpiero D. Palermo

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.016

  5. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation

    1. Top of page
    2. Preface
    3. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives
    4. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology
    5. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function
    6. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation
    7. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis
    8. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy
    9. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management
    10. Index of Contributors
    1. Decidual Cell-expressed Tissue Factor in Human Pregnancy and Its Involvement in Hemostasis and Preeclampsia-related Angiogenesis (pages 67–72)

      Charles J. Lockwood, Graciela Krikun, Rebeca Caze, Mizanur Rahman, Lynn F. Buchwalder and Frederick Schatz

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.013

    2. Pelvic Factor Infertility: Diagnosis and Prognosis of Various Procedures (pages 73–82)

      Carlo Bulletti, I. Panzini, A. Borini, E. Coccia, Paolo Levi Setti and Antonio Palagiano

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.020

    3. Uterus Transplant : Evidence and Ethics (pages 83–91)

      Anjana Nair, Jeanetta Stega, J. Richard Smith and Giuseppe Del Priore

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.003

  6. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis

    1. Top of page
    2. Preface
    3. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives
    4. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology
    5. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function
    6. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation
    7. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis
    8. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy
    9. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management
    10. Index of Contributors
    1. Endometriosis and Infertility : Epidemiology and Evidence-based Treatments (pages 92–100)

      Sebiha Ozkan, William Murk and Aydin Arici

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.007

    2. Endometriosis and Tissue Factor (pages 101–105)

      Graciela Krikun, Frederick Schatz, Hugh Taylor and Charles J. Lockwood

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.008

    3. Stem Cells and the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis (pages 106–115)

      Isaac E. Sasson and Hugh S. Taylor

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.014

  7. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy

    1. Top of page
    2. Preface
    3. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives
    4. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology
    5. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function
    6. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation
    7. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis
    8. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy
    9. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management
    10. Index of Contributors
    1. Bioinformatics and Transcriptomics Studies of Early Implantation (pages 116–120)

      John D. Aplin and Harmeet Singh

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.005

    2. Inflammation and Pregnancy : The Role of Toll-like Receptors in Trophoblast–Immune Interaction (pages 121–128)

      Gil Mor

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.006

    3. The Placental Syncytium and the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction : A Novel Assay to Assess Syncytial Protein Expression (pages 129–133)

      Seth Guller, Yula Y. Ma, Han-Hsuan Fu, Graciela Krikun, Vikki M. Abrahams and Gil Mor

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.015

  8. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management

    1. Top of page
    2. Preface
    3. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives
    4. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology
    5. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function
    6. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation
    7. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis
    8. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy
    9. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management
    10. Index of Contributors
    1. The Medical Management of Menopause : To Treat or Not To Treat? (pages 134–139)

      David H. Barlow

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.002

    2. Reproductive Endocrinology and Clinical Aspects of Obesity in Women (pages 140–146)

      Mostafa Metwally, William L. Ledger and Tin Chiu Li

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.000

    3. The Analgesic Effect of Betamethasone Administered to Outpatients before Conscious Sedation in Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery (pages 147–151)

      Maria Caterina Pace, Antonio Palagiano, Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Mario Iannotti, Pasquale Sansone, Massimo Maistro, Leonardo Pace, Carlo Bulletti and Caterina Aurilio

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.019

  9. Index of Contributors

    1. Top of page
    2. Preface
    3. Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives
    4. Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology
    5. Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function
    6. Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation
    7. Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis
    8. Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy
    9. Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management
    10. Index of Contributors
    1. Index of Contributors (page 153)

      Article first published online: 17 APR 2008 | DOI: 10.1196/annals.1434.auindex_1

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