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

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

1. The Ovary: Anatomy and Function throughout Human Life: Ozgur Oktem and Kutluk Oktay.

2. Pharmacogenetics in Ovarian Stimulation: Current Concepts: Dimitris Loutradis, Antonis Anastasios Vlismas, and Petros Drakakis.

3. Stem Cells: A Perspective on Oocytes: Ozgur Oktem and Kutluk Oktay.

4. Ovarian Reserve: Maria Elisabetta Coccia and Francesca Rizzello.

Part II: Update of Assisted Reproductive Technology:.

5. Pretreatments before the Induction of Ovulation in Assisted Reproduction Technologies: Evidence-based Medicine in 2007: Jason Gabriel Bromer, Mehmet Bilge Cetinkaya, and Aydin Arici.

6. An Update of ART Results in the United States: Queenie V. Neri, Takumi Takeuchi, and Gianpiero D. Palermo.

7. Clinical Efficiency of Oocyte and Embryo Cryopreservation: Andrea Borini, Monica Cattoli, Carlo Bulletti and Giovanni Coticchio.

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

8. Modern Andrology: From Semen Analysis to Post-genomic Studies of the Male Gametes: Pasquale Patrizio, Fabio Sanguineti, and Denny Sakkas.


9. Male Gamete Empowerment: Takumi Takeuchi, Queenie V. Neri, and Gianpiero D. Palermo.

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

10. Decidual Cell-expressed Tissue Factor in Human Pregnancy and Its Involvement in Hemostasis and Preeclampsia-related Angiogenesis: Charles J. Lockwood, Graciela Krikun, Rebeca Caze, Mizanur Rahman, Lynn F. Buchwalder, and Frederick Schatz.

11. The Pelvic Factor of Infertility: Diagnosis and Prognosis of Various Procedures: Carlo Bulletti, I. Panzini, A. Borini, E. Coccia, Paolo Levi Setti, and Antonio Alagiano.

12. Uterus Transplant: Evidence and Ethics: Anjana Nair, Jeanetta Stega, J. Richard Smith, and Giuseppe Del Priore.

Part V: Pathogenesis and Interventions in Endometriosis:.

13. Endometriosis and Infertility: Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Treatments: Sebiha Ozkan, William Murk, and Aydin Arici.

14. Endometriosis and Tissue Factor: Graciela Krikun, Frederick Schatz, Hugh Taylor, and Charles J. Lockwood.

15. Stem Cells and the Pathogenesis of Endometriosis: Isaac E. Sasson and Hugh S. Taylor.

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

16. Bioinformatics and Transcriptomics Studies of Early Implantation: John D.Alplin and Harmeet Singh.

17. Inflammation and Pregnancy: The Role of TLRs in Trophoblast Immune Interaction: Gil Mor.

18. The Placental Syncytium and the Pathophysiology of Preeclampsia and Intrauterine Growth Restriction: A Novel Assay to Assess Syncytial Protein Expression: Seth Guller, Yula Y. Ma, Han-Hsuan Fu, Graciela Krikun, Vikki M. Abrahams, and Gil Mor.

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

19. The Medical Management of the Menopause: To Treat or Not to Treat?: David H. Barlow.

20. Reproductive Endocrinology and Clinical Aspects of Obesity in Women: Mostafa Metwally, William L. Ledger, and Tin Chiu Li.

21. The Analgesic Effect of Betamethasone Administered to Day-care Patients before Conscious Sedation in Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery: Maria C. Pace, Caterina Aurilio, Mario Iannotti, Maria B. Passavanti, Carlo Bulletti , Leonardo Pace, Massimo Maisto, Pasquale Sansone, and Antonio Palagiano