Human Reproduction

Human Reproduction features full-length, peer-reviewed papers reporting original research, clinical case histories, as well as opinions and debates on topical issues.Papers published cover the scientific and medical aspects of reproductive physiology and pathology, endocrinology, andrology, gonad function, gametogenesis, fertilization, embryo development, implantation, pregnancy, genetics, genetic diagnosis, oncology, infectious disease, surgery, contraception, infertility treatment, psychology, ethics and social issues.

List of Papers (Total 9,882)

Effects of over-the-counter analgesic use on reproductive hormones and ovulation in healthy, premenopausal women

STUDY QUESTION Does use of commonly used over-the-counter (OTC) pain medication affect reproductive hormones and ovulatory function in premenopausal women?

No association between body mass index and sperm DNA integrity

STUDY QUESTION Is overweight associated with impaired sperm DNA integrity?

Thyroid autoimmunity, hypothyroidism and ovarian reserve: a cross-sectional study of 5000 women based on age-specific AMH values

STUDY QUESTION Is there any association between thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) and diminished ovarian reserve (DOR)?

Disclosure strategies, social support, and quality of life in infertile women

STUDY QUESTION Do the strategies women use to disclose information about their infertility to social network members impact the quality of the support they receive and their quality of life?

Uterine artery embolization for uterine arteriovenous malformation in five women desiring fertility: pregnancy outcomes

Uterine arteriovenous malformations (AVM) are rare and can be classified as either congenital or acquired. Acquired AVMs may result from trauma, uterine instrumentation, infection or gestational trophoblastic disease. The majority of acquired AVMs are encountered in women of reproductive age with a history of at least one pregnancy. Traditional therapies of AVMs include medical...

The effects on ovarian activity of ulipristal acetate when ‘quickstarting’ a combined oral contraceptive pill: a prospective, randomized, double-blind parallel-arm, placebo-controlled study

STUDY QUESTION What is the effect on ovarian activity of a preceding intake of ulipristal acetate (UPA) when starting a combined oral contraceptive (COC) in the mid- to late-follicular phase of the cycle?

Fucosylated clusterin in semen promotes the uptake of stress-damaged proteins by dendritic cells via DC-SIGN

STUDY QUESTION Could seminal plasma clusterin play a role in the uptake of stress-damaged proteins by dendritic cells?

Quantification of CatSper1 expression in human spermatozoa and relation to functional parameters

STUDY QUESTION Is CatSper1 expression in human spermatozoa related to semen parameter values and sperm functions?

Enough! Stop the arguments and get on with the science of natural killer cell testing

Natural killer cell testing is currently practised widely, and there are studies indicating potential benefit in terms of targeting women with repeated reproductive failure for immune therapy. This may be a better approach than empirical immune therapy without any investigation. More and better studies are needed before such an approach can be fully endorsed. There is still...

Lack of replication of four candidate SNPs implicated in human male fertility traits: a large-scale population-based study

STUDY QUESTION Are the four candidate loci (rs7867029, rs12870438, rs7174015 and rs724078) for human male fertility traits, identified in a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of a Hutterite population in the USA, associated with semen quality traits in a Japanese population?

Use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and prevalent leiomyoma in young African American women

STUDY QUESTION Is use of depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) a risk factor for or a protective factor against prevalent uterine leiomyoma?

Diabetes and onset of natural menopause: results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

STUDY QUESTION Do women who have diabetes before menopause have their menopause at an earlier age compared with women without diabetes?

Variation in maternal urinary cortisol profiles across the peri-conceptional period: a longitudinal description and evaluation of potential functions

STUDY QUESTION How do women's first morning urinary cortisol levels, a marker of stress axis activity, vary during the peri-conceptional period (the 12 weeks around conception)?

Insulin action in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and its relation to gestational diabetes

STUDY QUESTION How does insulin action change during pregnancy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who develop gestational diabetes (GDM) compared with women with PCOS who do not?

Ovarian reserve after treatment with alkylating agents during childhood

STUDY QUESTION What is the effect of different alkylating agents used without pelvic radiation to treat childhood cancer in girls on the ovarian reserve in survivors?

Functional expression of transient receptor potential channels in human endometrial stromal cells during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle

STUDY QUESTION Are members of the transient receptor potential (TRP) channel superfamily functionally expressed in the human endometrial stroma?

Trans people's experiences with assisted reproduction services: a qualitative study

STUDY QUESTION What are the experiences of trans persons (i.e. those whose gender identity does not match the gender assigned to them at birth) who sought or accessed assisted reproduction (AR) services in Ontario, Canada, between 2007 and 2010?

Metabolic dysfunction in obese Hispanic women with polycystic ovary syndrome

STUDY QUESTION Are certain ethnic groups with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) at increased risk of metabolic disorders?

Fruit and vegetable intake and their pesticide residues in relation to semen quality among men from a fertility clinic

STUDY QUESTION Is consumption of fruits and vegetables with high levels of pesticide residues associated with lower semen quality?

Quality of life outcomes in women with endometriosis are highly influenced by recruitment strategies

STUDY QUESTION To what extent are outcome measures in endometriosis-related quality of life studies influenced by the setting in which patient recruitment is performed?

The impact of diagnostic criteria on the reproducibility of the hysteroscopic diagnosis of the septate uterus: a randomized controlled trial

STUDY QUESTION Does the use of diagnostic criteria in the hysteroscopic diagnosis of a septate uterus improve inter-observer agreement?