Human Reproduction

DEBATES

Guido Pennings

The donor's right to retire: Second pregnancies and the donor's right to retire
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2569-2571. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert J. Edelmann

The donor's right to retire: Psychological factors relating to semen donation: a comment
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2571-2572. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Bahadur

Posthumous assisted reproduction: Posthumous assisted reproduction (PAR): cancer patients, potential cases, counselling and consent
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2573-2575. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES concluded

Karen Dawson and Alan Trounson

Ethics of sex selection for family balancing: Why balance families?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2577-2578. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard Fleming

Time to revolutionize ovarian stimulation: Ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2579. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES

Get checked abstract Jean-Noël Hugues, Isabelle Cédrin-Durnerin, Catherine Avril, Sylvie Bulwa, Florence Hervé, and Michéle Uzan

Endocrinology: Sequential step-up and step-down dose regimen: an alternative method for ovulation induction with follicle-stimulating hormone in polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2581-2584. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. Kazem, L.E. Messinis, P. Fowler, N.P. Groome, P.G. Knight, and A.A. Templeton

Endocrinology: Effect of mifepristone (RU486) on the pituitary response to gonadotrophin releasing hormone in women
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2585-2590. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Juan Balasch, Montserrat Creus, Francisco Fábregues, Roser Casamitjana, Jaime Ordi, and Juan A. Vanrell

Endocrinology: Midluteal immunoreactive -inhibin serum concentrations as markers of luteal phase deficiency
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2591-2594. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hiroaki Shibahara, Minoru Shigeta, Miyuki Inoue, Akiko Hasegawa, Koji Koyama, Nancy J. Alexander, and Sinzo Isojima

Immunology: Diversity of the blocking effects of antisperm antibodies on fertilization in human and mouse
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2595-2599. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M.G. Munoz, J. Jeremias, and S.S. Witkin

Immunology: The 60 kDa heat shock protein in human semen: relationship with antibodies to spermatozoa and Chlamydia trachomatis
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2600-2603. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. Pandiyan and Anne M. Jequier

Genetics: Mitotic chromosomal anomalies among 1210 infertile men
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2604-2608. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jacques Testart, Evelyne Gautier, Charles Brami, Françis Rolet, Eric Sedbon, and Alain Thebault

Genetics: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection in infertile patients with structural chromosome abnormalities
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2609-2612. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T. Tomazevic, M. Ribic-Pucelj, A. Omahen, and B. Colja

Surgery: Microsurgery and in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer for infertility resulting from pathological proximal tubal blockage
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2613-2617. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Leon Mamas

Infertility: Higher pregnancy rates with a simple method for Fallopian tube sperm perfusion, using the cervical clamp double nut bivalve speculum in the treatment of unexplained infertility: a prospective randomized study
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2618-2622. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Richard P. Dickey, Steven N. Taylor, David N. Curole, Phillip H. Rye, and Roman Pyrzak

Infertility: Incidence of spontaneous abortion in clomiphene pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2623-2628. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Tseng M. Lau, Julianto Witjaksono, Biran Affandi, and Peter A.W. Rogers

Contraception: Expression of progesterone receptor mRNA in the endometrium during the normal menstrual cycle and in Norplant^® users
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2629-2634. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. Bahadur, K.L.E. Ling, and M. Katz

Andrology: Statistical modelling reveals demography and time are the main contributing factors in global sperm count changes between 1938 and 1996
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2635-2639. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Shee-Uan Chen, Hong-Nerng Ho, Hsin-Fu Chen, Su-Cheng Huang, Tzu-Yao Lee, and Yu-Shih Yang

Andrology: Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) for severe semen abnormalities: dissecting the tail of spermatozoa at the tip
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2640-2644. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. Cortvrindt, J. Smitz, and A.C. Van Steirteghem

Ovary and ovulation: A morphological and functional study of the effect of slow freezing followed by complete in-vitro maturation of primary mouse ovarian follicles
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2648-2655. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R. Cortvrindt, J. Smitz, and A.C. Van Steirteghem

Ovary and ovulation: In-vitro maturation, fertilization and embryo development of immature oocytes from early preantral follicles from prepuberal mice in a simplified culture system
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2656-2666. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ulf Zackris, Masato Mikuni, Ann Wallin, Dick Delbro, Lars Hedin, and Mats Brännström

Ovary and ovulation: Cell-specific localization of nitric oxide synthases (NOS) in the rat ovary during follicular development, ovulation and luteal formation
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2667-2673. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Y.Q. Yao, W.S.B. Yeung, and P.C. Ho

Fertilization and early embryology: Human follicular fluid inhibits the binding of human spermatozoa to zona pellucidain vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2674-2680. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Glenys Karran and Michael Legge

Fertilization and early embryology: Non-enzymatic formation of formaldehyde in mouse oocyte freezing mixtures
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2681-2686. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S.N. Mohammad, C.L.R. Barratt, I.D. Cooke, and H.D.M. Moore

Fertilization and early embryology: Direct assessment of cryopreservation of human spermatozoa using a cryomicroscope and computer-aided sperm analysis
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2687-2692. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P. Schwartz, C. Magerkurth, and H.W. Michelmann

Fertilization and early embryology: Scanning electron microscopy of the zona pellucida of human oocytes during intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2693-2696. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J.L. Titterington and J. Robinson

Fertilization and early embryology: The protective action of polyvinylpyrrolidone-Percoll during the cryopreservation of mouse 2-cell embryos and its effect on subsequent developmental potential post-thaw in vitro and in vivo
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2697-2702. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract David K. Gardner and Michelle Lane

Fertilization and early embryology: Alleviation of the ‘2-cell block’ and development to the blastocyst of CF1 mouse embryos: role of amino acids, EDTA and physical parameters
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2703-2712. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D.A. Bilalis, L.D. Klentzeris, and S. Fleming

Uterus and endometrium: Immunohistochemical localization of extracellular matrix proteins in luteal phase endometrium of fertile and infertile patients
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2713-2718. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N. Noyes, H.-C. Liu, K. Sultan, and Z. Rosenwaks

Uterus and endometrium: Endometrial pattern in diethylstilboestrol-exposed women undergoing in-vitro fertilization may be the most significant predictor of pregnancy outcome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2719-2723. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A.A. Brooks, M. RJohnson, M.E. Pawson, A. Thomas, L.K. Phelan, and H.I. Abdalla

Uterus and endometrium: Endometrial thickness: individual and mean growth profiles for different hormone replacement regimens
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2724-2731. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Pier Giorgio Crosignani, Luigi De Cecco, Attilio Gastaldi, Pier Luigi Venturini, Sabina Oldani, Walter Vegetti, Antonio Sémino, Paolo La Commare, and Paolo Vercellini

Endometriosis: Leuprolide in a 3-monthly versus a monthly depot formulation for the treatment of symptomatic endometriosis: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2732-2735. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I. Kligman, J.A. Grifo, and S.S. Witkin

Endometriosis: Expression of the 60 kDa heat shock protein in peritoneal fluids from women with endometriosis: implications for endometriosis-associated infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2736-2738. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D.S. Gonzales, J.M. Jones, T. Pinyopummintr, E.M. Carnevale, O.J. Ginther, S.S. Shapiro, and B.D. Bavister

Implantation: Trophectoderm projections: a potential means for locomotion, attachment and implantation of bovine, equine and human blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2739-2745. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Aisaku I. Fukuda and Kevin F. Breuel

Implantation: Effect of platelet activating factor on embryonic development and implantation in the mouse
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2746-2749. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Korhonen, A. Tiitinen, H. Alfthan, P. Ylöstalo, and U.-H. Stenman

Pregnancy: Ectopic pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization is characterized by delayed implantation but a normal increase of serum human chorionic gonadotrophin and its subunits
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2750-2757. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Toshiyuki Hata, Ritsuto Fujiwaki, Daisaku Senoh, and Kohkichi Hata

Pregnancy: Intrauterine sonographic assessments of embryonal liver length
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2758-2761. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mylene Yao, Togas Tulandi, Marilyn Kaplow, and Andrea Patch Smith

Pregnancy: A comparison of methotrexate versus laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of ectopic pregnancy: a cost analysis
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2762-2766. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Gunilla Bodelsson, Maria Laursen, and Martin Stjernquist

Pregnancy: Oxygen promotes contraction by endothelin-1 in human umbilical artery
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2767-2768. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Goddijn, F. van der Veen, G.H. Schuring-Blom, W.M. Ankum, and N.J. Leschot

Pregnancy: Cytogenetic characteristics of ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2769-2771. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Simon C. Riley, Neville C. Wathen, Tim Chard, Nigel P. Groome, and Euan M. Wallace

Inhibin in extra-embryonic coelomic and amniotic fluids and maternal serum in early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2772-2776. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Q.-P. Liao, I.A. Buhimschi, G. Saade, K. Chwalisz, and R.E. Garfield

Regulation of vascular adaptation during pregnancy and post-partum: effects of nitric oxide inhibition and steroid hormones
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2777-2784. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E.M. Reiman, S.M. Armstrong, K.S. Matt, and J.H. Mattox

The application of positron emission tomography to the study of the normal menstrual cycle
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2799-2805. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case report

Get checked abstract Shee-Uan Chen, Hong-Nerng Ho, Hsin-Fu Chen, Su-Cheng Huang, Tzu-Yao Lee, and Yu-Shih Yang

Andrology: Pregnancy achieved by intracytoplasmic sperm injection using cryopreserved semen from a man with testicular cancer
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2645-2647. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L. Bernardini and R.H. Asch

Spontaneous resolution of ectopic pregnancy in a surrogate after oocyte donation and frozen embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2785-2788. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Folke Flam and Arne Rådestad

Endometrial stromal sarcoma diagnosed by operative hysteroscopy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2797-2798. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infection

Get checked abstract Sian Shalika, Kim Dugan, Rosella D. Smith, and Santiago L. Padilla

The effect of positive semen bacterial and Ureaplasma cultures on in-vitro fertilization success
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2789-2792. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Adeola Olaitan, Wendy Reid, Amanda Mocroft, Kate Mccarthy, Sara Madge, and Margaret Johnson

Infertility among human immunodeficiency virus-positive women: incidence and treatment dilemmas
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2793-2796. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

Marianne E. Bernstein

Sex selection experiments on man and other mammals
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2806. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard P Dickey

Sex selection experiments on man and other mammals
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2806-2807. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Domenico Canale and Laura Caietti

Infertile male patients are patients, not numbers
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2807. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elena Martini

Staining of undecondensed sperm nucleii
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2808. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Blanco, J. Egozcue, and F. Vidal

Staining of undecondensed sperm nucleii
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2808. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editor's note

Editor's note
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2809-2811. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Author Index

Author Index
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2813-2838. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Subject Index

Subject Index
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 2839-2859. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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