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One The Synthetic and Secretory Behaviors (Nonsteroidal) of Ovarian Follicular Granulosa Cells: Parallels to Cells of the Endothelial Cell Lineage.- Two Oocyte-Granulosa Cell Interactions.- Three Peri-Follicular Vascularity: A Marker of Follicular Heterogeneity and Oocyte Competence and a Predictor of Implantation in Assisted Conception Cycles.- Four do Biochemical Predictors of IVF Outcome Exist?.- Five Genetics of Male Infertility: Evolution of the X and Y Chromosome and Transmission of Male Infertility to Future Generations.- Six Sperm Analysis and Preparation Update.- Seven Preparation of Sperm Fractions and Individual Sperm With Low Levels of Chromosomal Aneuploidies for IVF And ICSI.- Eight Maternal Age and Oocyte Competence.- Nine Genetic Diagnosis of Metaphase II Oocytes.- Ten Oocyte Competence and In Vitro Maturation.- Eleven What is the Role of Mitochondria in Embryo Competency?.- Twelve Fundamentals of the Design of Culture Media that Support Human Preimplantation Development.- Thirteen the Biological Basis of Oocyte and Embryo Competence: Morphodynamic Criteria for Embryo Selection in In-Vitro Fertilization.- Fourteen the Enigma of Fragmentation in Early Human Embryos: Possible Causes and Clinical Relevance.- Fifteen Blastocyst Transfer Update: Pros and Cons.- Sixteen Assisted Hatching in Clinical IVF.- Seventeen Prospects for Obtaining Viable Oocytes from Cryopreserved Ovarian Tissue.- Eighteen Cryopreservation in Human Assisted Reproduction.- Nineteen Reducing the Number of Embryos to Transfer After IVF/ICSI.- Twenty Can and Should Human Embryos be “Rescued” from Developmental Demise? Methods and Biological Basis.- Twenty-One Determination of Endometrial Status and the Implantation Window.