1Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada S7N 5B4 2Center for Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University of Münster, Domagkstraße 11, 48149 Münster, Germany 3Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences, Magee-Womens Research Institute, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA 4Department of...

1Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA 2Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA 3Obstetrics and Gynecology, Northshore LIJ Health System, Hosftra University, Manhasset, NY, USA 4Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX,...

From the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT (C.J.L.); the Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology (A.S.N.), Pediatrics (M.E.K.), and Pathology (D.J.R.), Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; and the Departments of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology (A.S.N.), Medicine (M.E.K.), and Pathology (D.J.R.)...

Reproductive medicine is a field of science which searches for new alternatives not only to help couples achieve pregnancy and preserve fertility, but also to diagnose and treat diseases which can impair the normal operation of the reproductive tract. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) is a set of methodologies applied to cases related to infertility. Despite being highly practiced worldwid...

C.Gnoth, E.Godehardt, P.Frank-Herrmann, K.Friol, Jürgen Tigges and G.Freundl Center for Family Planning, Gynaecological Endocrinology & Reproductive Medicine Grevenbroich, Biometric Research Group, Clinic for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Heinrich-Heine University of Duesseldorf, Department of Gynaecological Endocrinology, University of Heidelberg and Department of Reproductive Medicine,...

It has been argued that terminology in reproductive medicine related to reproductive success is ambiguous, confusing and misleading. A proposed solution is the conditional use of the term 'fertility' which is qualified according to statements concerning description, diagnosis and prognosis, and for which a grading system is proposed. We argue that there already exists (from 1989) a well-articul...

BACKGROUND Because of its ethical and social implications, preimplantation sex selection is frequently the subject of debates. METHODS In 2006, we surveyed specialists in reproductive medicine in Germany using an anonymous questionnaire, including sociodemographic data and questions regarding ethical problems occurring in the practice of reproductive medicine. Most questions focused on preimp...