1. Basic genetics and cytogenetics: a brief reminder Karen Sermon; 2. Application of whole-genome technologies to ART Elia Fernandez Gallardo, Thomas Lefevre, Koen Theunis, and Thierry Voet; 3. Meiosis: how to get a good start in life Ursula Eichenlaub-Ritter; 4. Chromosomes in early human embryo development: incidence of chromosomal abnormalities, underlying mechanisms, and consequences for development Esther B. Baart, Effrosyni Chavli, and Diane Van Opstal; 5. DNA is not the whole story: transgenerational epigenesis and imprinting Ashwini Balakrishnan and J. Richard Challiet; 6. Genes are not the whole story: retrotransposons as new determinants of male fertility Patricia Fauque and Deborah Bourc'his; 7. Chromosomal causes of infertility: the story continues Svetlana A. Yatsenko and Aleksandar Rajkovic; 8. Genetics of human male infertility Stephane Viville and Ozlem Okutman; 9. Genetics of human female infertility Svetlana A. Yatsenko and Aleksandar Rajkovic; 10. Preconception genetics analysis and screening in IVF Juan Jose Guillen and Rita Vassena; 11. Genetic counseling in ART Christine De Die-Smulders and Ron van Golde; 12. Mitochondrial genetics in reproductive medicine Claudia Spits and Filippo Zambelli; 13. Preimplantation genetic diagnosis Jan Traeger-Synodinos and Carmen Rubio Lluesa; 14. Epigenetics and ART Aafke P. A. van Montfoort; 15. Ethical considerations in human reproductive genetics Guido de Vert and Wybo Dondorp.