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• The science behind 25 years of ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization.

  To allow selection of embryos for transfer after in vitro fertilization, ovarian stimulation is usually carried out with exogenous gonadotropins. To c…

  Authors: Nick S Macklon, Richard L Stouffer, Linda C Giudice, Bart C J M Fauser

  Source: Endocrine reviews. 2006 Apr

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• Multiple birth resulting from ovarian stimulation for subfertility treatment.

  Assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) aim to increase a woman's chances of becoming pregnant by bringing many female and male gametes into close p…

  Authors: Bart C J M Fauser, Paul Devroey, Nick S Macklon

  Source: Lancet. 2005 May 21-27

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• A mild treatment strategy for in-vitro fertilisation: a randomised non-inferiority trial.

  BACKGROUND: Mild in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment might lessen both patients' discomfort and multiple births, with their associated risks. We ai…

  Authors: Esther M E W Heijnen, Marinus J C Eijkemans, Cora De Klerk, Suzanne Polinder, Nicole G M Beckers, Ellen R Klinkert, Frank J Broekmans, Jan Passchier, Egbert R Te Velde, Nick S Macklon,…

  Source: Lancet. 2007 Mar 3

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• Embryonic implantation: cytokines, adhesion molecules, and immune cells in establishing an implantation environment.

  Successful implantation is an absolute requirement for the reproduction of species, including humans. The process by which a foreign blastocyst is acc…

  Authors: Maaike S M van Mourik, Nick S Macklon, Cobi J Heijnen

  Source: Journal of leukocyte biology. 2009 Jan

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• Effect of B vitamins and genetics on success of in-vitro fertilisation.

  Authors: Jolanda C Boxmeer, Bart C J M Fauser, Nick S Macklon

  Source: Lancet. 2006 Jul 15

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• Does glucocorticoid therapy in the peri-implantation period have an impact on IVF outcomes?

  PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Failure of the embryo to implant remains the major limiting step in assisted reproductive techniques success rates. The existing ev…

  Authors: Carolien M Boomsma, Nick S Macklon

  Source: Current opinion in obstetrics & gynecology. 2008 Jun

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• Low folate in seminal plasma is associated with increased sperm DNA damage.

  OBJECTIVE: To determine associations between vitamin B status, homocysteine (tHcy), semen parameters, and sperm DNA damage. DESIGN: Observational stud…

  Authors: Jolanda C Boxmeer, Marij Smit, Elaine Utomo, Johannes C Romijn, Marinus J C Eijkemans, Jan Lindemans, Joop S E Laven, Nick S Macklon, Eric A P Steegers, Regine P M Steegers-Theunissen

  Source: Fertility and sterility. 2009 Aug

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• Preconception folic acid treatment affects the microenvironment of the maturing oocyte in humans.

  OBJECTIVE: To investigate the influence of folic acid supplementation on the follicular fluid concentrations of folate and total homocysteine and thei…

  Authors: Jolanda C Boxmeer, R Montserrate Brouns, Jan Lindemans, Eric A P Steegers, Elena Martini, Nick S Macklon, Régine P M Steegers-Theunissen

  Source: Fertility and sterility. 2008 Jun

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• Pregnancy complications in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

  Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age. There is an increasing body of evidence indicatin…

  Authors: Carolien M Boomsma, Bart C J M Fauser, Nick S Macklon

  Source: Seminars in reproductive medicine. 2008 Jan

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• Contemporary pharmacological manipulation in assisted reproduction.

  Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) treatment to induce follicular development in anovulating women and multiple follicular development for assisted co…

  Authors: Judith A F Huirne, Cornelis B Lambalk, Andre C D van Loenen, Roel Schats, Peter G A Hompes, Bart C J M Fauser, Nick S Macklon

  Source: Drugs. 2004

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