Selection in reproductive medicine today relies on normative assessments of what ‘good life’ consists of. This paper explores the terms under which such assessments are made by focusing on three particular concepts of ‘quality’ – quality of life, biological quality and population quality. It is suggested that the apparently conflicting hypes, hopes and fears that surround reproductive medicine ...

E. Nieschlag, A. Ferlin, C. H. Gravholt, J. Gromoll, B. K€ ohler, H. Lejeune, A. D. Rogol and J. Wistuba Centre of Reproductive Medicine and Andrology, University of M€ unster, M€ unster, Germany, Centre of Excellence in Genomic Medicine Research, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, I...

S.F. de Medeiros1,2,5 and R.J. Norman3,4 Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Federal University of Mato Grosso, Rua Marechal Deodoro, 1055, Apto. 1302, 78005-101 Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Tropical Institute of Reproductive Medicine and Menopause, Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil Reproductive Medicine at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Discipline of Obstetrics and G...

R. Vassena1,*, C. Eguizabal2, B. Heindryckx3, K. Sermon4, C. Simon5,6, A.M.M. vanPelt7,A.Veiga8,9, andF.Zambelli4,10 onbehalf of theESHRE special interest group Stem Cells† Clinica EUGIN, Barcelona, Spain Cell Therapy and Stem Cell Laboratory, Basque Center for Transfusion and Human Tissues, Galdakao, Spain Ghent-Fertility and Stem Cell Team (G-FaST), Department for Reproductive Medicine, Ghent...

Al-Hasani S University of Schleswig-Holstein, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Reproductive Medicine Unit, University of Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23560 Lübeck, Germany Email: sf_alhasani@ Hotmail.com

The field of reproductive medicine is characterized by the rapid development of assisted fertilization. Today, fertilization can be achieved by cytoplasmic microinjection of single spermatozoa or spermatids into oocyte cytoplasm. In view of these new reproductive techniques, conventional diagnosis and treatment of male infertility seem to be rather outdated and limited. However, the final goal ...

It is a great pleasure to introduce this Special Issue celebrating the third year since founding of Reproductive Medicine [...]

a EMCO Private Clinic, Bad Dürrnberg, Austria; Reproductive Medicine Centre, Skane University Hospital, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden; Centre for Reproductive Medicine, Free University of Brussels, Belgium; Department of Urology, Paediatric Urology and Andrology, University Hospital Giessen and Marburg GmbH, Campus Giessen, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany; Andrology Centre, Departme...