Human Reproduction

DEBATES

Benjamin E. Reubinoff and Asher Shushan

Preimplantation diagnosis in older patients: To biopsy or not to biopsy?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2071-2075. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yury Verlinsky and Anver Kuliev

Preimplantation diagnosis of common aneuploidies in infertile couples of advanced maternal age
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2076-2077. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Egozcue

Of course, not
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2077-2078. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrick J. Puttemans and Ivo A. Brosens

Preventive salpingectomy of hydrosalpinx prior to IVF: Salpingectomy improves in-vitro fertilization outcome in patients with a hydrosalpinx: blind victimization of the Fallopian tube?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2079-2081. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anders Nyboe Andersen, Anette Lindhard, Anne Loft, Søren Ziebe, and Claus Yding Andersen

Preventive salpingectomy of hydrosalpinx prior to IVF: The infertile patient with hydrosalpinges—IVF with or without salpingectomy?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2081-2084. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES

Get checked abstract Jean Luc Pouly, Salim Bassil, René Frydman, Bernard Hedon, Bernard Nicollet, Yves Prada, Jean-Marc Antoine, Rosa Zambrano, and Jacques Donnez

Endocrinology: Luteal support after in-vitro fertilization: Crinone 8%, a sustained release vaginal progesterone gel, versus Utrogestan, an oral micronized progesterone
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2085-2089. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S.F. Lipson and P.T. Ellison

EndocrinologyComparison of salivary steroid profiles in naturally occurring conception and non-conception cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2090-2096. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Josiane Van der Elst, Etienne Van den Abbeel, Michel Camus, Johan Smitz, Paul Devroey, and André Van Steirteghem

Endocrinology: Long-term evaluation of implantation of fresh and cryopreserved human embryos following ovarian stimulation with buserelin acetate-human menopausal gonadotrophin (HMG) or clomiphene citrate-HMG
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2097-2106. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C.L. Andreani, E. Pierro, N. Lazzarin, A. Lanzone, A. Caruso, and S. Mancuso

Endocrinology: Effect of follicular fluid on granulosa luteal cells from polycystic ovary
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2107-2113. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Albano, J. Smitz, M. Camus, H. Riethmüller-Winzen, M. Siebert-Weigel, K. Diedrich, A.C. Van Steirteghem, and P. Devroey

EndocrinologyHormonal profile during the follicular phase in cycles stimulated with a combination of human menopausal gonadotrophin and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist (Cetrorelix)
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2114-2118. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Dror Meirow, Joseph G. Schenker, and Ariel Rosler

Endocrinology: Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome with low oestradiol in non-classical 17-hydroxylase, 17,20-lyase deficiency: what is the role of oestrogens?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2119-2121. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Charles Chapron, Jean-Bernard Dubuisson, and Yann Ansquer

Surgery: Hysterectomy for patients without previous vaginal delivery: results and modalities of laparoscopic surgery
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2122-2126. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P.E. Egbase, M. Al-Sharhan, M. Al-Mutawa, S. Al-Othman, and J.G. Grudzinskas

Infertility: OPINION: Mimicking the high levels of activity of a large in-vitro fertilization unit leads to early success at the commencement of an in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer programme
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2127-2129. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Rimbach, D. Wallwiener, C. Barth, D. Heberling, and G. Bastert

Infertility: Comparison of in-vitro falloposcopy with tubal histology in the diagnosis of Fallopian tube pathology
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2130-2133. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R.F. Harrison, J. Alvey, and B. Gill

Infertility: CASE REPORT Tubo-peritoneal factor infertility: a distant sequel to intrauterine transfusion for rhesus disease
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2134-2135. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Samuel F. Marcus, Nisrin K. Marcus, and Peter R. Brinsden

Infertility: CASE REPORT Astonishing fertility from a single oocyte recovery
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2136-2137. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Eduard Gratacós, Pere-Joan Torres, Vicenç Cararach, Llorenç Quinto, Pedro L. Alonso, and Albert Fortuny

Contraception: Does the use of contraception reduce the risk of pregnancy-induced hypertension?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2138-2141. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J.A. Palmer, T.M. Lau, M. Hickey, M. Simbah, and P.A.W. Rogers

Contraception: Immunohistochemical study of endometrial microvascular basement membrane components in women using Norplant
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2142-2150. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Igael Madgar, Daniel S. Seidman, David Levran, Michal Yonish, Arye Augarten, Ziva Yemini, Shlomo Mashiach, and Jeboshua Dor

Andrology: Micromanipulation improves in-vitro fertilization results after epididymal or testicular sperm aspiration in patients with congenital absence of the vas deferens
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2151-2154. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract U. Zollner, M. Schleyer, and T. Steck

Andrology: Evaluation of a cut-off value for normal sperm morphology using strict criteria to predict fertilization after conventional in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in asthenozoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2155-2161. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Karsten König, Yona Tadir, Pasqualle Patrizio, Michael W. Berns, and Bruce J. Tromberg

Andrology: Effects of ultraviolet exposure and near infrared laser tweezers on human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2162-2164. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mary E. Fallat, Yong Siow, Arnold M. Belker, Julia K. Boyd, Sheryl Yoffe, and David T. MacLaughlin

Andrology: The presence of Müllerian inhibiting substance in human seminal plasma
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2165-2169. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Rybouchkin, D. Dozortsev, M.J. Pelinck, P. De Sutter, and M. Dhont

Andrology: Analysis of the oocyte activating capacity and chromosomal complement of round-headed human spermatozoa by their injection into mouse oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2170-2175. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C.S. Chen, S.H. Chu, Y.M. Lai, M.L. Wang, and P.R. Chan

Andrology: Reconsideration of testicular biopsy and follicle-stimulating hormone measurement in the era of intracytoplasmic sperm injection for non-obstructive azoospermia?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2176-2179. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Nijs, P. Vanderzwalmen, B. Vandamme, G. Segal-Bertin, B. Lejeune, L. Segal, E. van Roosendaal, and R. Schoysman

Andrology: Fertilizing ability of immotile spermatozoa after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2180-2185. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R.J. Aitken, I.W. Allan, D.S. Irvine, and M. Macnamee

Andrology: Studies on the development of diluents for the transportation and storage of human semen at ambient temperature
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2186-2196. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. Fischer, V. Baukloh, O.G.J. Naether, W. Schulze, A. Salzbrunn, and D.M. Benson

Andrology: CASE REPORT Pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection of spermatozoa extracted from frozen-thawed testicular biopsy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2197-2199. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Theodoros Agorastos, John Bontis, Basil Tarlatzis, Helen Bill, Theodoros Constantinidis, and Serge Mantalenakis

Ovary and ovulation: Application of image analysis cytometry in fofficular fluid cells obtained from in-vitro fertilization cycles: relationships to patient's age, oocyte maturity, fertilizability and in-vitro fertilization outcome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2200-2207. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B. Salobir, J. Prezelj, H. Meden-Vrtovec, A. Kocijancic, and J. Osredkar

Ovary and ovulation: Insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) serum concentrations and ovarian responsiveness in in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2208-2210. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. De Neubourg, A. Robins, S. Fishel, and L. Gibbon

Ovary and ovulation: Flow cytometric analysis of granulosa cells from follicular fluid after follicular stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2211-2214. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. Bahadur and S.J. Steele

Ovary and ovulation: Ovarian tissue cryopreservation for patients
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2215-2216. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D.E. Battaglia, P. Goodwin, N.A. Klein, and M.R. Soules

Fertilization and early embryology: Influence of maternal age on meiotic spindle assembly oocytes from naturally cycling women
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2217-2222. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Richard Sherbahn, Jonna Frasor, Eva Radwanska, Zvi Binor, Mary Wood-Molo, Michal Hibner, Steve Mack, and Richard G. Rawlins

Fertilization and early embryology: Comparison of mouse embryo development in open and microdrop co-culture systems
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2223-2229. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M.B. Wall, K. Marks, T.A. Smith, C.M. Gearon, and A.L. Muggleton-Harris

Fertilization and early embryology: Cytogenetic and fluorescent in-situ hybridization chromosomal studies on in-vitro fertilized and intracytoplasmic sperm injected ‘failed-fertilized’ human oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2230-2238. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hardi Schmiady, Andreas Tandler-Schneider, and Heribert Kentenich

Fertilization and early embryology: Premature chromosome condensation of the sperm nucleus after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2239-2245. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ivo Noci, Patrizia Borri, Gianfranco Scarselli, Orlando Chieffi, Sandra Bucciantini, Roberto Biagiotti, Milena Paglierani, Daniela Moncini, and Gianluigi Taddei

Uterus and endometrium: Morphological and functional aspects of the endometrium of asymptomatic post-menopausal women: does the endometrium really age?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2246-2250. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. Dockery, K. Pritchard, M.A. Warren, T.C. Li, and I.D. Cooke

Uterus and endometrium: Changes in nuclear morphology in the human endometrial glandular epithelium in women with unexplained infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2251-2256. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H.O.D. Critchley, R.W. Kelly, R.G. Lea, T.A. Drudy, R.L. Jones, and D.T. Baird

Uterus and endometrium: Sex steroid regulation of leukocyte traffic in human decidua
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2257-2262. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Philippe R. Koninckx, Brigitte Timmermans, Christel Meuleman, and Freddy Penninckx

Endometriosis: Complications of CO₂-laser endoscopic excision of deep endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2263-2268. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Akoum, A. Lemay, I. Paradis, N. Rheault, and R. Maheux

Endometriosis: Secretion of interleukin-6 by human endometriotic cells and regulation by proinflammatory cytokines and sex steroids
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2269-2275. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Charles E. Boklage

Pregnancy: Effects of a behavioural rhythm on conception probability and pregnancy outcome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2276-2284. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract John J. Morrison, Sharon R. Dearn, Stephen K. Smith, and Asif Ahmed

Pregnancy: Activation of protein kinase C is required for oxytocin-induced contractility in human pregnant myometrium
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2285-2290. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract W.C. Duncan, A.S. McNeilly, H.M. Fraser, and P.J. Illingworth

Pregnancy: Luteinizing hormone receptor in the human corpus luteum: lack of down-regulation during maternal recognition of pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2291-2297. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A.M. Stolwijk, G.A. Zielhuis, C.J.C.M. Hamilton, H. Straatman, J.M.G. Hollanders, H.J.M. Goverde, P.A. van Dop, and A.L.M. Verbeek

Pregnancy: Prognostic models for the probability of achieving an ongoing pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization and the importance of testing their predictive value
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2298-2303. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Isao Hasegawa, Koichi Takakuwa, and Kenichi Tanaka

Pregnancy: The roles of oligomenorrhoea and fetal chromosomal abnormalities in spontaneous abortions
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2304-2305. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Fabio Parazzini, Liliane Chatenoud, Guido Benzi, Elisabetta Di Cintio, Daniela Dal Pino, Luca Tozzi, and Luigi Fedele

Pregnancy: Coffee and alcohol intake, smoking and risk of multiple pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2306-2309. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Juan Balasch, Montserrat Creus, Francisco Fábregues, Juan C. Reverter, Francisco Carmona, Dolors Tàssies, Josep Font, and Juan A. Vanrell

Pregnancy: Antiphospholipid antibodies and human reproductive failure
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2310-2315. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L.I. Barmat, M.A. Damario, A. Kowalik, I. Kligman, O.K. Davis, and Z. Rosenwaks

Pregnancy: CASE REPORT Twin gestation occupying separate horns of a bicornuate uterus after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2316-2318. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract F. Thepot, M.J. Mayaux, F. Czyglick, T. Wack, J. Selva, and P. Jalbert

Birth: Incidence of birth defects after artificial insemination with frozen donor spermatozoa: a collaborative study of the French CECOS Federation on 11 535 pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2319-2323. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Golombok, A. Brewaeys, R. Cook, M.T. Giavazzi, D. Guerra, A. Mantovani, E. van Hall, P.G. Crosignani, and S. Dexeus

Children: The European study of assisted reproduction families: family functioning and child development
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2324-2331. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

M. Jean, P. Barnere, and S. Mirallie

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection without polyvinylpyrroli-done: an essential precaution?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2332. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alan McDermott and Barbara Ray

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection without polyvinylpyrroli-done: an essential precaution?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2332. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.N. Barn and O. Carreras

Clinical value of transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasound
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2333. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Tekay, H. Martikainen, and P Jouppila

Clinical value of transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasound
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2333. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

William H James

Are spontaneous abortion rates useful in monitoring reproductive hazards?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2333-2335. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fabio Parazzini, Liliane Chatenoud, and Elisabetta Di Cintio

Are spontaneous abortion rates useful in monitoring reproductive hazards?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2335. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ann A. Kiessling, Ricardo T. Serta, and Jiannis Michalopoulos

In-vitro maturation of mouse oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2336. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard P. Dickey, Steven N. Taylor, David N. Curole, and Phillip H. Rye

Increasing rates of ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2337. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bernd Rosenbusch and Karl Sterzik

Irregular chromosome segregation following ICSI?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2337-2338. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata

Y.J.R. Menezo and L. Janny

DEBATE: Tubal transfer: a forgotten ART? Is there a rationale for tubal transfer in human ART?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2338. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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