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Contents: Volume 11, Number 2, February 1996   [Index by Author] 
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Down Debates
Down Opinion
Down Articles
Down Immunology
Down Surgery
Down Infertility
Down Andrology
Down Ovary and ovulation
Down Fertillization and early embryology
Down Uterus and endometrium
Down Endometriosis
Down Implantation and early pregnancy
Down Pregnancy
Down Letters to the Editor


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Debates Back

William H. James
Women's hormone concentrations and the increasing rates of ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 233-235; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.233 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrew Speirs
Control for tubal disease before ascribing ectopic pregnancy to hormone imbalance
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 235-236; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.235 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fabio Parazzini
Increasing rates of ectopic pregnancy: Oestrogens and progesterone concentrations and risk of ectopic pregnancy: an epidemiological point of view
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 236-238; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.236 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W.M. Ankum
Is the rising incidence of ectopic pregnancy unexplained?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 238-239; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.238 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nadine Job-Spira, Joe Coste, Jean Bouyer, Catherine Tharaux-Deneux, and Herve Fernandez
Chromosomal abnormalities and ectopic pregnancy? New directions for aetiological research
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 239-242; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.239 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hervé Fernandez, Jean Bouyer, Joë Coste, and Nadine Job-Spira
The hidden side of ectopic pregnancy: the hormonal factor
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 243-244; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.243 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Opinion Back

Anthony Hirsh
Post-coital sperm retrieval could lead to the wider approval of assisted conception by some religions
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 245-247; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.245 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Articles Back

M.Cristina Meriggiola, Elizabeth A. Noonan, C.Alvin Paulsen, and WilliamJ. Bremner
Annual patterns of luteinizing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, testosterone and inhibin in normal men
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 248-252; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.248 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mitchell S. Rein, Katharine V. Jackson, David B. Sable, Phaedra P. Thomas, and Mark D. Hornstein
Dexamethasone during ovulation induction for in-vitro fertilization: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 253-255; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.253 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Gemzell-Danielsson, P. Westlund, E. Johannisson, M.-L. Swahn, M. Bygdeman, and M. Seppälä
Effect of low weekly doses of mifepristone on ovarian function and endometrial development
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 256-264; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.256 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antonio Cianci, Aldo E. Calogero, Marco A. Palumbo, Nunziatina Burrello, Liliana Ciotta, Giuseppe Palumbo, and Renato Bernardini
Relationship between tumour necrosis factor {alpha} and sex steroid concentrations in the follicular fluid of women with immunological infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 265-268; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.265 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Afrozul Haq, Mohammad Kayali, Muhammad M. Hammami, Kamal Jaroudi, and Sultan T. Al-Sedairy
Immunoreactive endothelin-1, endothelin-2 and big endothelin-1 in follicular fluids of women undergoing ovulation induction for in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 269-273; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.269 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.R. Harlow, U.M. Fahy, W.M. Talbot, P.G. Wardle, and M.G.R. Hull
Stress and stress-related hormones during in-vitro fertilization treatment
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 274-279; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.274 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Horstkamp, M. Lüibke, H. Kentenich, H. Riess, U. BÜscher, and W. Lichtenegger
Internal jugular vein thrombosis caused by resistance to activated protein C as a complication of ovarian hyperstimulation after in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 280-282; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.280 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Immunology Back

Yung Wai Loke and Ashley King
Immunology of human implantation: an evolutionary perspective
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 283-286; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.283 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Surgery Back

C. Bulletti, R. Seracchioli, V. Polli, A. Albonetti, S. Rossi, L. Barbieri, A. Callegaro, and C. Flamigni
Financial impact in the Italian Health Service of laparoscopic versus laparotomic surgery for the treatment of ovarian cysts
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 287-290; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.287 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Timur Gürgan, Hakan Yarali, Biilent Urman, Vural Dagli, and Levent Dogan
Uterine rupture following hysteroscopic lysis of synechiae due to tuberculosis and uterine perforation
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 291-293; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.291 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

J. Rojo-Moreno, C. Valdemoro, M.L. García-Merita, and M. Tortajada
Analysis of the attitudes and emotional processes in couples undergoing artificial insemination by donor
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 294-299; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.294 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claudia Braga, Eva Negri, Carlo La Vecchia, Fabio Parazzini, Luigino Dal Maso, and Silvia Franceschi
Fertility treatment and risk of breast cancer
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 300-303; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.300 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology Back

A.R. Morris, J.R.T. Coutts, and L. Robertson
A detailed study of the effect of videoframe rates of 25, 30 and 60 Hertz on human sperm movement characteristics
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 304-310; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.304 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ariane de Agostini, Essam Tawfik, and Aldo Campana
Quantitative post-coital test: sperm counts in cervical mucus after enzymatic liquefaction
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 311-317; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.311 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ariane de Agostini and Aldo Campana
Sperm counts in enzymatically liquefied cervical mucus: quantitative validation using donor cervical mucus
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 318-324; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.318 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Van Waeleghem, N. De Clercq, L. Vermeulen, F. Schoonjans, and F. Comhaire
Deterioration of sperm quality in young healthy Belgian men
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 325-329; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.325 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.A. Baschat, W. Kupker, S.Al Hasani, K. Diedrich, and E. Schwinger
Results of cytogenetic analysis in men with severe subfertility prior to intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 330-333; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.330 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Outi Hovatta, Ilkka Reima, Tuija Foudila, Tarja Butzow, Kristine Johansson, and Karl von Smitten
Case report: Vas deferens aspiration and intracytoplasmic injection of frozen-thawed spermatozoa in a case of anejaculation in a diabetic man
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 334-335; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.334 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ovary and ovulation Back

K.E. Aston, M.J.B. O'Sullivan, EJ. Thomas, and M.C. Richardson
Effect of human chorionic gonadotrophin on the detachment of human granulosa cells from extracellular matrix layered onto glass or plastic
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 336-340; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.336 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertillization and early embryology Back

Y.-L. Feng and J.W. Gordon
Birth of normal mice after removal of the supernumerary male pronucleus from polyspermic zygotes
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 341-344; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.341 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.H. Sathananthan, S.S. Ratnam, S.C. Ng, J.J. Tarín, L. Gianaroli, and A. Trounson
The sperm centriole: its inheritance, replication and perpetuation in early human embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 345-356; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.345 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Uterus and endometrium Back

Françoise Casanas-Roux, Michelle Nisolle, Etienne Marbiax, Mireille Smets, Salim Bassil, and Jacques Donnez
Morphometric, immunohistological and threedimensional evaluation of the endometrium of menopausal women treated by oestrogen and Crinone, a new slow-release vaginal progesterone
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 357-363; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.357 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aydin Tekay, Hannu Martikainen, and Pentti Jouppila
Comparison of uterine blood flow characteristics between spontaneous and stimulated cycles before embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 364-368; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.364 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T.H. Bourne, H.G. Hagstrbm, S. Granberg, B. Josefsson, M. Hahlin, P. Hellberg, L. Hamberger, and W.P. Collins
Ultrasound studies of vascular and morphological changes in the human uterus after a positive self-test for the urinary luteinizing hormone surge
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 369-375; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.369 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.A.W Rogers, M.J. Hosie, A. Ortis, B. Susil, J. Leeton, and C.R. Murphy
Uterine glandular area during the menstrual cycle and the effects of different in-vitro fertilization related hormonal treatments
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 376-379; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.376 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Endometriosis Back

Caroline Overton, Sylvia Fernandez-Shaw, Bev Hicks, David Barlow, and Phyllis Starkey
Peritoneal fluid cytokines and the relationship with endometriosis and pain
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 380-386; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.380 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan Balasch, Montserrat Creus, Francisco Fabregues, Francisco Carmona, Jaime Ordi, Sergio Martinez-Román, and Juan A. Vanrell
Visible and non-visible endometriosis at laparoscopy in fertile and infertile women and in patients with chronic pelvic pain: a prospective study
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 387-391; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.387 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Camier, B. Hedon, H. Rochefort, and T. Maudelonde
Endometrial cathepsin D immunostaining throughout ovulatory and anovulatory menstrual cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 392-397; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.392 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chung-Hoon Kim, Yoon-Kyung Cho, and Jung-Eun Mok
Simplified ultralong protocol of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist for ovulation induction with intrauterine insemination in patients with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 398-402; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.398 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stephen Kennedy, Ruth Hadfield, Helen Mardon, and David Barlow
Age of onset of pain symptoms in non-twin sisters concordant for endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 403-405; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.403 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implantation and early pregnancy Back

N.J. Ellish, K. Saboda, J. O'Connor, P.C. Nasca, E.J. Stanek, and C. Boyle
A prospective study of early pregnancy loss
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 406-412; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.406 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jie-dong Wang, Zhu Jian-bao, Yao Fu, Wen-liang Shi, Gen-mei Qiao, You-qu Wang, Jie Chen, and Peng-di Zhu
Progesterone receptor immunoreactivity at the maternofetal interface of first trimester pregnancy: a study of the trophoblast population
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 413-419; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.413 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pregnancy Back

E. Darai, J.L. Benifla, M. Naouri, G. Pennehouat, J.N. Guglielmina, B. Deval, F. Filippini, J. Crequat, and P. Madelenat
Transvaginal intratubal methotrexate treatment of ectopic pregnancy. Report of 100 cases
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 420-424; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.420 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Dor, D.S. Seidman, I. Ben-Shlomo, D. Levran, Z. Ben-Rafael, and D. Mashiach
Cumulative pregnancy rate following in-vitro fertilization: the significance of age and infertility aetiology
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 425-428; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.425 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jacob Farhi, Christine West, Anita Patel, and Howard S. Jacobs
Treatment of anovulatory infertility: the problem of multiple pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 429-434; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.429 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric Jauniaux, Panagiotis Gavrill, Peter Khun, Wesam Kurdi, Jon Hyett, and Kypros H. Nicolaides
Fetal heart rate and umbilico-placental Doppler flow velocity waveforms in early pregnancies with a chromosomal abnormality and/or an increased nuchal translucency thickness
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 435-439; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.435 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Govaerts, I. Koenig, M. Van den Bergh, E. Bertrand, Ph. Revelard, and Y. Englert
Is intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) a safe procedure? What do we learn from early pregnancy data about ICSI?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 440-443; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.440 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.O. Babawale, S. Van Noorden, M. Pignatelli, G.W.H. Stamp, M.G. Elder, and M.H.F. Sullivan
Morphological interactions of human first trimester placental villi co-cultured with decidual explants
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 444-450; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.444 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T.A. Adeleye, M.G. Elder, and M.H.F. Sullivan
Preparation of a population of macrophages from human third trimester decidua
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 451-456; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.451 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor Back

Birgit Depoortere, Adel Zalata, Frank Schoonjans, Lutgart Vermeulen, and Frank Comhaire
Addition of kallikrein and/or human serum to a discontinuous Percoll gradient
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 457-458; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.457 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mohd Taranissi, Dunsong Yang, and Talha Al-Shawaf
Techniques of emryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 458; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.458 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Khaldoun Sharif, Dimitri Bilalis, Wil Lenton, and Masoud Afnan
Techniques of emryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 458-459; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.458-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert F. Harrison and Medhat Fawzy
Empty follicle syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 459; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.459 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fernando Zegers-Hochschild
Empty follicle syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 459; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.459-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert E. Harrison and Medhat Fawzy
Empty follicle syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 459-460; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.459-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eliezer shelev
Laparoscopic unwinding of hyperstimulated ovaries during the second trimester of pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 460; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.460 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Levy, D. Dicker, A. Dekel, D. Peleg, and Z. Ben-Rafael
Laparoscopic unwinding of hyperstimulated ovaries during the second trimester of pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 460; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.460-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Raoul Orvieto and Zion Ben-Rafael
Prophylactic intravenous albumin for the prevention of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 460-461; doi:10.1093/HUMREP/11.2.460-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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