Implantation and Early Development

Part I. Preparation for Implantation - The Uterine Environment: 1. Endocrine and paracrine signalling in the human endometrium: potential role for the prostanoid family in implantation Henry N. Jabbour, Kurt J. Sales and Hildary O. D. Critchley; 2. Immunology of implantation Anita Trundley, Susan Hiby, Lucy Gardner, Andrew Sharkey, Charlie Loke and Ashley Moffett; 3. Progestin-induced decidualisation promotes human endometrial haemostasis and vascular stability Frederick Schatz, Graciela Krikun, Se-Te Huang, Edmund Funai, Lynn Buchwalder, Mizanur Rahman, Rebeca Caze, Caroline Tang and Charles J. Lockwood; 4. Adhesion molecules and implantation John D. Aplin; 5. Vascular growth and modelling in the endometrium D. Stephen Charnock-Jones; 6. Tissue remodelling at the fetal-maternal interface: the regulation of matrix metalloproteinase 9 transcription Marie Cohen and Paul Bischof; 7. Embryo interactions in human implantation Francisco Domínguez, Jose A. Horcajadas, Ana Cervero, Antonio Pellicer and Carlos Simón; 8. Experimental models of implantation of the human embryo: reconstructing the endometrial-embryo dialogue in vitro Helen Mardon; Part II. The Embryo: 9. What makes a good egg? Alison A. Murray and Norah Spears; 10. What makes 'good sperm'? Allan Pacey; 11. Morphogenesis of the early mammalian embryo: cell lineage heterogeneity and developmental potential Tom P. Fleming, Judith J. Eckert, Fay C. Thomas and Bhavwanti Sheth; 12. Epigenetics in development and cloning by nuclear transfer: alternative approaches to nuclear reprogramming Keith H. S. Campbell and Ramiro Alberio; 13. Risks associated with assisted reproduction: insights from animal studies Kevin D. Sinclair and Ravinder Singh; 14. Pre-implantation genetic testing Peter Braude, Jan Grace and Tarek El Toukhy; Part III. Lessons from Animal Models (Transgenics) and Novel Technologies: 15. To implant or not to implant: the role of leukaemia inhibitory factor Susan J. Kimber, Ali A. Fouladi-Nashta, Lisa Mohamet, Carolyn J. P. Jones and Gemma Schofield; 16. Are gene arrays useful for the study of implantation? Andrew Sharkey, Rob Catalano and Jane Borthwick; Part IV. Clinical Sequelae: 17. Sporadic early pregnancy loss: aetiology and management Siobhan Quenby; 18. Recurrent miscarriage - the role of prothrombotic disorders Arvind Vashisht and Lesley Regan; 19. Reproductive disorders and pregnancy outcome Jan J. Brosens, Luca Fusi, Robert Pijenborg and Ivo A. Brosens; 20. Risk factors for first-trimester miscarriage: summary of results from the National Women's Health Study Noreen Maconochie and Pat Doyle; 21. Single-embryo transfer Siladitya Bhattacharya and Zabeena Pandian; 22. Paediatric outcome after assisted reproductive technology Alastair G Sutcliffe; Part V. Consensus Views: 23. Consensus views arising from the 48th Study Group: Implantation and Early Development; Index.