Fetal cells and cell-free fetal DNA in maternal blood: new insights into pre-eclampsia.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Androgens, FSH, anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and estradiol (E2) are essential in human ovarian folliculogenesis. However, the interactions between these four players is not fully understood. OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE:The purpose of this review is to highlight the chronological sequence of the appearance and ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Dewailly D,Robin G,Peigne M,Decanter C,Pigny P,Catteau-Jonard S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonal contraception has become more effective and more widely used, while the world population has grown from 3000 million in 1960 to 6000 million in 2000. There is a need for improved contraception, because legal abortion is used in a high proportion of pregnancies and illegal abortion continues to be common in so...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors：

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mammals are generally held to be exceptions to the rule that organization of the egg plays a role in specifying the differentiation of cells, axes, or other aspects of patterning in the early embryo. However, there are several grounds for questioning this conclusion. Not only do certain experimental findings remain un...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Gardner RL

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The menopausal transition is an area of active clinical investigation and epidemiological research. Recent results from several worldwide cohorts of women are beginning to provide a paradigm by which to explain the epidemiological and clinical manifestations of the ovarian process of follicle attrition. Genetic resear...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Santoro N

更新日期：2002-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate whether any difference exists in success rate of clinical outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) between women who actively smoke cigarettes at the time of treatment and those who do not. METHODS:An intensive computerized search was conducted on...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Waylen AL,Metwally M,Jones GL,Wilkinson AJ,Ledger WL

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After colonization of the gonad, mouse female germ cells enter into the prophase of the first meiotic division as a mid-gestational hallmark of gender. Perinatally, oocytes interact with granulosa cells to form primordial follicles which, with cyclic periodicity, enter into a 3-week growth phase that culminates in mei...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Amleh A,Dean J

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Important roles for G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) have been identified in the maternal physiological adaptations to pregnancy and in the pathogenesis of preeclampsia. On this basis, GPCRs are potential therapeutic targets for preeclampsia. OBJECTIVES AND RATIONALE:In this review, vasopressin and apeli...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Conrad KP

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nitric oxide (NO) is an important mediator of paracrine interactions, especially within the vascular system. It is a powerful inhibitor of platelet aggregation and a potent vasodilator. NO is also a neurotransmitter and it plays a role in cell-mediated cytotoxicity. NO-generating enzymes (nitric oxide synthases, NOS) ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Cameron IT,Campbell S

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Infertility affects ∼7% of all men. Despite much progress, mainly in genetics, its etiology remains obscure in ∼50% of cases. To fill this gap, imaging of the male genital tract (MGT) has progressively expanded, providing useful information in the assessment of MGT abnormalities. METHODS:A critical, systema...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Lotti F,Maggi M

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Operative hysteroscopy is a relatively new technique that has significantly improved the diagnosis and therapy of abnormal uterine bleeding. At first, the success of operative hysteroscopy in controlling this bleeding seemed extremely high but, with long-term follow-up, a significant failure rate became evident requir...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： McCausland V,McCausland A

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the male genital tract, reactive oxygen species (ROS) are generated by spermatozoa and leukocytes including neutrophils and macrophages. ROS are involved in the regulation of sperm functions such as capacitation and the acrosome reaction. Infections lead to an excessive ROS production, resulting in an 'oxidative bu...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Ochsendorf FR

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been an improvement in the blastocyst rates achieved following in-vitro embryo production that can largely be attributed to improved embryo culture conditions based on an increased knowledge of the in-vivo environment, as well as the metabolic needs of the embryo. Despite this, in-vitro oocyte maturation (IV...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Sutton ML,Gilchrist RB,Thompson JG

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy induces physiological alterations in thyroid function which may make difficult the interpretation of results of thyroid hormone measurement. A state of hyperstimulation of the thyroid gland is common in early pregnancy. In a few cases, thyroid hormone values will deviate from the normal range, which correspo...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Rodien P,Jordan N,Lefèvre A,Royer J,Vasseur C,Savagner F,Bourdelot A,Rohmer V

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Every year 30% of individuals above age 65 fall, and falls are the principal cause of bone fractures. To reduce fracture incidence requires both prevention of falls and maintenance of bone strength. METHODS:PubMed searches were performed, for studies of the epidemiology of fractures, bone physiology, endocr...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： ESHRE Capri Workshop Group.

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The reproductive impact of adenomyosis and endometriosis is widely researched but the extent of these impacts remains elusive. It has been demonstrated that endometriosis, in particular, is known to result in subfertility but endometriosis and adenomyosis are increasingly linked to late pregnancy complicatio...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Horton J,Sterrenburg M,Lane S,Maheshwari A,Li TC,Cheong Y

更新日期：2019-09-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) produced by fetal Sertoli cells is responsible for regression of Müllerian ducts, the anlage for uterus and Fallopian tubes, during male sex differentiation. A member of the transforming growth factor-beta superfamily, AMH signals through two transmembrane receptors, type II which is speci...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Josso N,Belville C,di Clemente N,Picard JY

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protamines are the major nuclear sperm proteins. The human sperm nucleus contains two types of protamine: protamine 1 (P1) encoded by a single-copy gene and the family of protamine 2 (P2) proteins (P2, P3 and P4), all also encoded by a single gene that is transcribed and translated into a precursor protein. The protam...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Oliva R

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyroid hormone disorders and thyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (TPO-Ab) in women are associated with subfertility and early pregnancy loss. Here, we aim to provide a comprehensive overview of the literature on the pathophysiology of these associations. METHODS:A review of the literature in the English lang...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Vissenberg R,Manders VD,Mastenbroek S,Fliers E,Afink GB,Ris-Stalpers C,Goddijn M,Bisschop PH

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm transport from the cervix into the tube is an important uterine function within the process of reproduction. This function is exerted by uterine peristalsis and is controlled by the dominant ovarian structure via a cascade of endocrine events. The uterine peristaltic activity involves only the stratum subvascula...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Kunz G,Herbertz M,Noe M,Leyendecker G

更新日期：1998-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal use of marijuana, in which the exocannabinoid Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol is the most active psychoactive ingredient, is known to have adverse effects on various aspects of reproduction including ovulation, spermatogenesis, implantation and pregnancy duration. Endogenous cannabinoids of which Anandamide is ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Taylor AH,Ang C,Bell SC,Konje JC

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The existence of stem/progenitor cells in the endometrium was postulated many years ago, but the first functional evidence was only published in 2004. The identification of rare epithelial and stromal populations of clonogenic cells in human endometrium has opened an active area of research on endometrial st...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Gargett CE,Schwab KE,Deane JA

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the ethical and legal aspects of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) that have been instituted in European countries. The data were collected from questionnaires circulated to fertility centres in 39 countries in Europe. Ninety six ART centres were located in 30 of these countries. Nine coun...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Schenker JG

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review provides an overview of how women adjust emotionally to the various phases of IVF treatment in terms of anxiety, depression or general distress before, during and after different treatment cycles. A systematic scrutiny of the literature yielded 706 articles that paid attention to emotional aspects of IVF t...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Verhaak CM,Smeenk JM,Evers AW,Kremer JA,Kraaimaat FW,Braat DD

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malnutrition is a major problem in developing countries, and obesity and eating disorders are increasingly common in developing as well as developed countries. The reproductive axis is closely linked to nutritional status, especially undernutrition in the female, and inhibitory pathways involving detectors in the hind...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： ESHRE Capri Workshop Group.

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spermatogenesis culminates in production of one of the most highly differentiated cells in biology, the spermatozoon. The gametes that emerge from the testes are, however, functionally immature and only acquire full functionality once they have completed a process of post-testicular maturation in the epididy...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Dun MD,Aitken RJ,Nixon B

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mild ovarian stimulation has emerged as an alternative to conventional IVF with the advantages of being more patient-friendly and less expensive. Inadequate data on pregnancy outcomes and concerns about the cycle cancellation rate (CCR) have prevented mild, or low-dose, IVF from gaining wide acceptance. OBJ...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Datta AK,Maheshwari A,Felix N,Campbell S,Nargund G

更新日期：2020-11-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A dynamic balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory factors contributes to regulating human female reproduction. Chronic low-grade inflammation has been detected in several female reproductive conditions, from anovulation to embryo implantation failure. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a reliable marker of infla...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Brouillet S,Boursier G,Anav M,Du Boulet De La Boissière B,Gala A,Ferrieres-Hoa A,Touitou I,Hamamah S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) is an established marker of ovarian reserve and a good predictor of poor or excessive ovarian response after controlled hyperstimulation. However, it is unclear whether it can predict the ultimate outcome of assisted conception, live birth. We undertook a systematic review and me...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Iliodromiti S,Kelsey TW,Wu O,Anderson RA,Nelson SM

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGFBP-1) is particularly important in human female reproductive physiology, where it is involved with other factors in a complex system which regulates menstrual cycles, puberty, ovulation, decidualization, implantation and fetal growth. This has implications for clinical obstetrics and g...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Fowler DJ,Nicolaides KH,Miell JP

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placenta plays a key role in pregnancy, mediating exchanges between mother and fetus and maternal tolerance of fetopaternal antigens. In some species, it also produces hormones that ensure the maintenance of gestation and fetal well-being. This unique organ also has considerable potential for use as a model for va...

journal_title：Human reproduction update

authors： Malassiné A,Frendo JL,Evain-Brion D

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00