Review of the basic principles of miRNA biology, including miRNA biogenesis, mechanisms of action, detection methods, functional effects, and possibilities as biomarkers and as pharmacologic agents in human reproduction.

In this issue’s Views and Reviews, the authors present current knowledge regarding the involvement of microRNAs in several aspects of human reproduction and discuss its future implications for clinical practice.

There is an increasing trend in medicine toward subspecialization, and even further subspecialization of the subspecialty.

Thirty years ago, the reproductive endocrinology field looked far different than it does today.

If creativity is the hammer by which technology progresses, specialization is certainly the nail.