Assessment of Human Reproductive Function Volume 1127 published April 2008 Editors: Carlo Bulletti Seth Guller Dominique de Ziegler Charles J. Lockwood Index of Authors description | purchase this volume

Contents Frontmatter Part I. Ovarian and Oocyte Function: Current Concepts and Perspectives Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology Part III. Advances in the Assessment of Male Gamete Function Part IV. Uterine Function: Preeclampsia, Infertility, and Transplantation Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis Part VI. Implantation and the Role of the Placenta in the Immunology of Pregnancy Part VII. Medical Intervention and the Endocrinology of Menopause, Obesity, and Pain Management

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CARLO BULLETTI, SETH GULLER, DOMINIQUE DE ZIEGLER, and CHARLES J. Lockwood
Preface
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: xi. [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

OZGUR OKTEM and KUTLUK OKTAY
The Ovary: Anatomy and Function throughout Human Life
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 1–9. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

D. LOUTRADIS, A. VLISMAS, P. DRAKAKIS, and A. ANTSAKLIS
Pharmacogenetics in Ovarian Stimulation—Current Concepts
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 10–19. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

OZGUR OKTEM and KUTLUK OKTAY
Stem Cells: A Perspective on Oocytes
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 20–26. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MARIA ELISABETTA COCCIA and FRANCESCA RIZZELLO
Ovarian Reserve
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 27–30. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part II. Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology:

JASON GABRIEL BROMER, MEHMET BILGE CETINKAYA, and AYDIN ARICI
Pretreatments before the Induction of Ovulation in Assisted Reproduction Technologies: Evidence-based Medicine in 2007
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 31–40. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

QUEENIE V. NERI, TAKUMI TAKEUCHI, and GIANPIERO D. PALERMO
An Update of Assisted Reproductive Technologies Results in the United States
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 41–48. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANDREA BORINI, MONICA CATTOLI, CARLO BULLETTI, and GIOVANNI COTICCHIO
Clinical Efficiency of Oocyte and Embryo Cryopreservation
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 49–58. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

PASQUALE PATRIZIO, FABIO SANGUINETI, and DENNY SAKKAS
Modern Andrology: From Semen Analysis to Postgenomic Studies of the Male Gametes
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 59–63. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

TAKUMI TAKEUCHI, QUEENIE V. NERI, and GIANPIERO D. PALERMO
Male Gamete Empowerment
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 64–66. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

CHARLES J. LOCKWOOD, GRACIELA KRIKUN, REBECA CAZE, MIZANUR RAHMAN, LYNN F. BUCHWALDER, and FREDERICK SCHATZ
Decidual Cell-expressed Tissue Factor in Human Pregnancy and Its Involvement in Hemostasis and Preeclampsia-related Angiogenesis
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 67–72. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

CARLO BULLETTI, I. PANZINI, A. BORINI, E. COCCIA, PAOLO LEVI SETTI, and ANTONIO PALAGIANO
Pelvic Factor Infertility: Diagnosis and Prognosis of Various Procedures
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 73–82. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ANJANA NAIR, JEANETTA STEGA, J. RICHARD SMITH, and GIUSEPPE DEL PRIORE
Uterus Transplant: Evidence and Ethics
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 83–91. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Part V. Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis:

SEBIHA OZKAN, WILLIAM MURK, and AYDIN ARICI
Endometriosis and Infertility: Epidemiology and Evidence-based Treatments
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 92–100. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GRACIELA KRIKUN, FREDERICK SCHATZ, HUGH TAYLOR, and CHARLES J. LOCKWOOD
Endometriosis and Tissue Factor
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 101–105. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

ISAAC E. SASSON and HUGH S. TAYLOR
Stem Cells and the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 106–115. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

JOHN D. APLIN and HARMEET SINGH
Bioinformatics and Transcriptomics Studies of Early Implantation
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 116–120. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

GIL MOR
Inflammation and Pregnancy: The Role of Toll-like Receptors in Trophoblast–Immune Interaction
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 121–128. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

SETH GULLER, YULA Y. MA, HAN-HSUAN FU, GRACIELA KRIKUN, VIKKI M. ABRAHAMS, and GIL MOR
The Placental Syncytium and the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction: A Novel Assay to Assess Syncytial Protein Expression
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 129–133. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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

DAVID H. BARLOW
The Medical Management of Menopause: To Treat or Not To Treat?
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 134–139. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MOSTAFA METWALLY, WILLIAM L. LEDGER, and TIN CHIU LI
Reproductive Endocrinology and Clinical Aspects of Obesity in Women
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 140–146. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

MARIA CATERINA PACE, ANTONIO PALAGIANO, MARIA BEATRICE PASSAVANTI, MARIO IANNOTTI, PASQUALE SANSONE, MASSIMO MAISTRO, LEONARDO PACE, CARLO BULLETTI, and CATERINA AURILIO
The Analgesic Effect of Betamethasone Administered to Outpatients before Conscious Sedation in Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery
Ann NY Acad Sci 1127: 147–151. [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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