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Contents: Volume 11, Number 4, April 1996   [Index by Author] 
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Down EDITORIAL
Down DEBATES: What are the risks of third-generation oral contraceptives[quest ]
Down DEBATES: On the reporting of results on assisted human conception
Down DEBATES: Potential health hazards of assisted human reproduction
Down DEBATES: Frozen embryos: too cold to touch[quest ]
Down OPINIONS
Down REVIEW
Down ARTICLES: Endocrinology
Down ARTICLES: Genetics
Down ARTICLES: Surgery
Down ARTICLES: Infertility
Down ARTICLES: Contraception
Down ARTICLES: Andrology
Down ARTICLES: Ovary and ovulation
Down ARTICLES: Overy and ovulation
Down ARTICLES: Fertilization and early embryology
Down ARTICLES: Uterus and endometrium
Down ARTICLES: Endometriosis
Down ARTICLES: Implantation and early pregnancy
Down ARTICLES: Implantion and early pregnancy
Down ARTICLES: Implantation and early pregnancy: Case report
Down ARTICLES: Pregnancy
Down ARTICLES: Psychology
Down ARTICLES: Ethics and society
Down Letters to the Editor


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EDITORIAL Back

T.C.Anand Kumar
Legislation on reproductive technologies in India
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 685. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES: What are the risks of third-generation oral contraceptives[quest ] Back

Lynn Rosenberg, Bernard Bégaud, Ulf Bergman, Byron Brown, A.Sonia Buist, Daniel Cramer, Janet Daling, David Grimes, Fritz Kemper, and Angela Mills
Are third-generation oral contraceptives safe?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 687-688. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Walter O. Spitzer
The future of oral contraceptives: research priorities
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 688-689. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jean Cohen
Epidemiological disasters
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 689-690. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.F. Kaper
Differences in venous thromboembolism-risk are related to causes other than product characteristics
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 690-691. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.Alex Michaels and Thomas Norpoth
Health policy and third-generation oral contraceptives
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 691-692. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arthur Leader
The public warnings on cardiovascular disease and third-generation oral contraceptives were not justified
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 692-693. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES: On the reporting of results on assisted human conception Back

R. Schoysman
Plea for realism and honesty in results of infertility reatment
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 695-697. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joseph D. Schulman
What's your success rate? Dr. X comes to America
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 697-699. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

François Olivennes and René Frydman
The A.R.T. of embroidery
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 699-700. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES: Potential health hazards of assisted human reproduction Back

Meenakshi Narayanan, P.S.R. Murthy, S.A. Munaf, and M.D. Kini
Possible immunological complications
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 701-702. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES: Frozen embryos: too cold to touch[quest ] Back

C.Yding Andersen, L.G. Westergaard, J. Grinsted, K. Petersen, and A.Nyboe Andersen
Frozen pre-embryos in Denmark
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 703. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ruiz Amparo, Inmaculada Pérez, and Antonio Pellicer
Cryostorage of human embryos: time to decide
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 703. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINIONS Back

Alan H. Handyside
Commonsense as applied to eugenics: response to Testart and Sèle
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 707. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Morris Fiddler and Eugene Pergament
Medically-assisted procreation: a maturing technology or a premature fear? Response to Testart and Sèle
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 708-709. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEW Back

Arie Raziel, Arie Herman, Ian Bukovsky, Eliahu Caspi, and Raphael Ron-el
Intravenous immunoglobulin treatment of pregnant patients with unexplained recurrent abortions
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 711-715. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Endocrinology Back

Roy Homburg, Raoul Orvieto, Itai Bar-Hava, and Zion Ben-Rafael
Serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1, IGF binding protein-1 and insulin and the response to human menopausal gonadotrophins in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 716-719. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shlomo Lipitz, Dan Grisaru, Reuwen Achiron, Gilad Ben-Baruch, Eyal Schiff, and Shlomo Mashiach
Spontaneous ovarian hyperstimulation mimicking an ovarian tumour
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 720-721. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Genetics Back

J. Blanco, J. Egozcue, and F. Vidal
Incidence of chromosome 21 disomy in human spermatozoa as determined by fluorescent in-situ hybridization
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 722-726. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Surgery Back

Luigi Fedele, Stefano Bianchi, Maurizio Marchini, Raffaella Mezzopane, Giuliana Di Nola, and Luca Tozzi
Residual uterine septum of less than 1 cm after hysteroscopic metroplasty does not impair reproductive outcome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 727-729. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dov Dicker, Jacob Ashkenazi, Arie Dekel, Raoul Orvieto, Dov Feldberg, Arie Yeshaya, and Zion Ben-Rafael
The value of hysteroscopic evaluation in patients with preclinical in-vitro fertilization abortions
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 730-731. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Infertility Back

Aldo Campana, Denny Sakkas, Anne Stalberg, Patrizia Grace Bianchi, Isabelle Comte, Thierry Pache, and Dilys Walker
Intrauterine insemination: evaluation of the results according to the woman's age, sperm quality, total sperm count per insemination and life table analysis
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 732-736. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Contraception Back

C. Rice, S. Killick, D. Hickling, and H.Coelingh Bennink
Ovarian activity and vaginal bleeding patterns with a desogestrel-only preparation at three different doses
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 737-740. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Andrology Back

Abdel-Halim Amin, Janice L. Bailey, Bayard T. Storey, Luis Blasco, and Susan Heyner
A comparison of three methods for detecting the acrosome reaction in human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 741-745. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ken R. Daniels, Ruth Curson, and Gillian M. Lewis
Semen donor recruitment: a study of donors in two clinics
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 746-751. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Salzbrunn, D.M. Benson, A.F. Holstein, and W. Schulze
A new concept for the extraction of testicular spermatozoa as a tool for assisted fertilization (ICSI)
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 752-755. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Semra Kahraman, Suat Özgür, Cengiz Alatas, Senai Aksoy, Murat Tasdemir, Alp Nuhoglu, Islk Tasdemir, Basak Balaban, Kutay Biberoglu, Robert Schoysman, Martine Nijs, and Pierre Vanderzwahnen
Fertility with testicular sperm extraction and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in non-obstructive azoospermic men
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 756-760. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Adel Zalata, Tarek Hafez, Frank Schoonjans, and Frank Comhaire
The possible meaning of transferrin and its soluble receptors in seminal plasma as markers of the seminiferous epithelium
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 761-764. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Franco Dondero, Tiziana Rossi, Giampiero D'Offizi, Fernando Mazzilli, Rosamaria Rosso, Nadia Sarandrea, Elena Pinter, and Fernando Aiuti
Semen analysis in HTV seropositive men and in subjects at high risk for HTV infection
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 765-768. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aby Lewin, David B. Weiss, Shevach Friedler, Inbar Ben-Shachar, Anat Porat-Katz, Dror Meirow, Joseph G. Schenker, and Anat Safran
Delivery following intracytoplasmic injection of mature sperm cells recovered by testicular fine needle aspiration in a case of hypergonadotropic azoospermia due to maturation arrest
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 769-771. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Tesarik and Carmen Mendoza
Spermatid injection into human oocytes. I. Laboratory techniques and special features of zygote development
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 772-779. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Tesarik, François Rolet, Charles Brami, Eric Sedbon, Jean Thorel, Charles Tibi, and Alain Thébault
Spermatid injection into human oocytes. II.Clinical application in the treatment of infertility due to non obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 780-783. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Waltraud Eggert-Kruse, Gerhard Rohr, Harald Kerbel, Beate Schwalbach, Traute Demirakca, Klaus Klinga, Wolfgang Tilgen, and Benno Runnebaum
The Acridine Orange test: a clinically relevant screening method for sperm quality during infertility investigation?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 784-789. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Ovary and ovulation Back

Craig L. Best, Jeffrey Pudney, William R. Welch, Natalie Burger, and Joseph A. Hill
Localization and characterization of white blood cell populations within the human ovary throughout the menstrual cycle and menopause
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 790-797. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eugenie M. Kaayk, Maarten C. Pieterse, Johan F. Beek, Fulco van der Veen, Fibo J.W.ten Kate, Frits B. Lammes, and Martin J.C. van Gemert
Transvaginal interstitial laser treatment of the ovary: a feasibility study in cows
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 808-813. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Overy and ovulation Back

D. Spitzer, K.F. Murach, F. Lottspeich, A. Staudach, and K. Illmensee
Different protein patterns derived from follicular fluid of mature and immature human follicles
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 798-807. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Fertilization and early embryology Back

M. Paul, J.P. Sumpter, and K.S. Lindsay
The paradoxical effects of pentoxifylline on the binding of permatozoa to the human zona pellucioda
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 814-819. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L.Lane Wong, Richard S. Legro, Steven R. Lindheim, Richard J. Paulson, and Mark V. Sauer
Efficacy of oocytes donated by older women in an oocyte donation programme
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 820-823. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kazufumi Goto, Akihiro Kinoshita, Yoshihiko Nakanishi, and Kiyohiko Ogawa
Blastocyst formation following intracytoplasmic injection of in-vitro derived spermatids into bovine oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 824-829. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.M. Green, S.M. Cockle, P.F. Watson, and L.R. Fraser
Fertilization promoting peptide, a tripeptide similar to thyrotrophin-releasing hormone, stimulates the capacitation and fertilizing ability of human spermatozoa in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 830-836. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Sakkas, F. Urner, P.G. Bianchi, D. Bizzaro, I. Wagner, N. Jaquenoud, G. Manicardi, and A. Campana
Sperm chromatin anomalies can influence decondensation after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 837-843. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Uterus and endometrium Back

Annette J. Bonhoff, Olaf G.J. Naether, and Elisabeth Johannisson
Effects of clomiphene citrate stimulation on endometrial structure in infertile women
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 844-849. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Deepa Bhartiya, S.R. Chowdhury, and Virendra K. Bajpai
Stromal cell interaction and relevance to predecidual events and menstruation
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 850-856. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kentaro Takahashi, Saori Okada, Masako Okada, Manabu Kitao, Yasushi Kaji, and Kazuro Sugimura
Magnetic resonance relaxation time in evaluating the cyst fluid characteristics of endometrioma
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 857-860. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Endometriosis Back

N. Berkova, A. Lemay, M. Boutin, L. Turcot-Lemay, E. Gagnon, and Le Group d'Investigation en Gynecologie
Decreased amounts of antibodies to 22 and 18 kDa antigens in the peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 861-867. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Charles Chapron and Jean-Bernard Dubuisson
Laparoscopic treatment of deep endometriosis located on the uterosacral ligaments
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 868-873. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ceana H. Nezhat, Farr Nezhat, Soheila Borhan, Daniel S. Seidman, and Camran R. Nezhat
Is hormonal treatment efficacious in the management of ovarian cysts in women with histories of endometriosis?
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 874-877. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ruth Hadfield, Helen Mardon, David Barlow, and Stephen Kennedy
Delay in the diagnosis of endometriosis: a survey of women from the USA and the UK
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 878-880. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Implantation and early pregnancy Back

M.A.H. Al-Sebai, M. Diver, and L.J. Hipkin
The role of a single free {beta}-human chorionic gonadotrophin measurement in the diagnosis of early pregnancy failure and the prognosis of fetal viability
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 881-888. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Implantion and early pregnancy Back

Eric Jauniaux, Davor Jurkovic, Christoph Lees, Stuart Campbell, and Beatrice Gulbis
In-vivo study of diazepam transfer across the first trimester human placenta
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 889-892. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Implantation and early pregnancy: Case report Back

Anja C. Schulte and Paul Serhal
Twin pregnancy following embryo transfer on day 7 of the luteal phase in an oocyte donation programme
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 893-894. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Pregnancy Back

Chandrasekhar Yallampalli, Yuan-Lin Dong, and Sunil J. Wimalawansa
Calcitonin gene-related peptide reverses the hypertension and significantly decreases the fetal mortality in pre-eclampsia rats induced by NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 895-899. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anthony Abbas, Neil J. Sebire, Mark Johnson, Nicholas Bersinger, and Kypros H. Nicolaides
Maternal serum concentrations of pregnancy associated placental protein A and pregnancy specific {beta}-1-glycoprotein in multifetal pregnancies before and after fetal reduction
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 900-902. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Psychology Back

Jacky Boivin and Janet E. Takefnan
Impact of the in-vitro fertilization process on emotional, physical and relational variables
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 903-907. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES: Ethics and society Back

J.G. Schenker and A. Shushan
Ethical and legal aspects of assisted reproduction practice in Asia
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 908-911. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor Back

H.J.A. Carp and V. Toder
The ETEP protocol for recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 912-913. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Exalto
The ETEP protocol for recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 913. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fabio Parazzini, Simona Restelli, Liliane Chatenoud, Daniela Dal Pino, and Luigi Fedele
Trend of spontaneous abortions in Italy 1980-1991
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 914. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ram S. Verma
Twins of different races: choice or technical blunder
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 915. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cesare Battaglia and Annibale Volpe
Colour Doppler imaging and polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 915. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jamal Zaidi and Stuart Campbell
Colour Doppler imaging and polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1996 11: 916. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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