Human Reproduction

Editorial

R.G. Edwards, Helen K. Beard, and Judy P. Bradshaw

Balancing risks and benefits of oral contraception
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2339-2340; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2339 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debate: International Regulation of Human Embryo Research

Stephane Viville and Israël Nisand

Legal aspects of human embryo research and preimplantation genetic diagnosis in France
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2341-2342; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2341 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Russell Scott

Human embryo research: the Australian experience
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2342-2343; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2342 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patricia Baird

Human embryo research in Canada: legal and policy aspects
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2343-2345; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2343 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Opinion

Get checked abstract Walter O. Spitzer

The 1995 pill scare revisited: anatomy of a non-epidemic
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2347-2357; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2347 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Endocrinology

Get checked abstract M.A. Damario, L. Barmat, H.-C. Liu, O.K. Davis, and Z. Rosenwaks

Dual suppression with oral contraceptives and gonadotrophin releasing-hormone agonists improves in-vitro fertilization outcome in high responder patients
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2359-2365; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2359 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Alvarez, N. Cremades, N. Blasco, and R. Bernabeu

Influence of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist total dose in the ovarian stimulation in the long down-regulation protocol for in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2366-2369; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2366 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Eugenie M. Kaaijk, Johan F. Beek, Johan V.T.H. Hamerlynck, and Fulco van der Veen

Case Report: Unilateral oophorectomy in polycystic ovary syndrome: a treatment option in highly selected cases?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2370-2372; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2370 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Suk Wai Ngai, Yik Ming Chan, Ka Lai Liu, and Pak Chung Ho

Oral misoprostol for cervical priming in non-pregnant women
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2373-2375; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2373 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D. Klingmüller and G. Haidl

Inhibin B in men with normal and disturbed spermatogenesis
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2376-2378; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2376 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I.J.M. Duijkers, C. Klipping, T.M.T. Mulders, H.J. Out, H.J.T. Coelingh Bennink, and H.M. Vemer

Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics after repeated subcutaneous administration of three gonadotrophin preparations
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2379-2384; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2379 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Godwin I. Meniru and Ian L. Craft

Case Report: Evidence from a salvaged treatment cycle supports an aetiology for the empty follicle syndrome that is related to terminal follicular developmental events
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2385-2387; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2385 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Immunology

Get checked abstract A. Perino, A. Vassiliadis, A. Vucetich, N. Colacurci, G. Menato, M. Cignitti, and A.E. Semprini

Short-term therapy for recurrent abortion using intravenous immunoglobulins: results of a double-blind placebo-controlled Italian study
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2388-2392; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2388 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ana C. Abadía-Molina, Concepción Ruiz, Ashley King, Y.W. Loke, and Enrique G. Olivares

Lymphocytes of human term decidua decrease cell adhesion to a plastic substrate
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2393-2398; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2393 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Surgery

Get checked abstract Onur Karabacak, M. Bülent Tiras, M. Zeki Taner, Haldun Guner, Akgun Yildiz, and Mulazim Yildirim

Small diameter versus conventional laparoscopy: a prospective, self-controlled study
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2399-2401; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2399 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility

Get checked abstract F. Zayed, E.A. Lenton, and I.D. Cooke

Natural cycle in-vitro fertilization in couples with unexplained infertility: impact of various factors on outcome
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2402-2407; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2402 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology

Get checked abstract F. Zayed, E.A. Lenton, and I.D. Cooke

Comparison between stimulated in-vitro fertilization and stimulated intrauterine insemination for the treatment of unexplained and mild male factor infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2408-2413; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2408 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Åke Pousette, Pär Leijonhufvud, Stefan Arver, Ulrik Kvist, Jeanette Pelttari, and Christer Höög

Presence of synaptonemal complex protein 1 transversal filament-like protein in human primary spermatocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2414-2417; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2414 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Thomas, S.B. Fishel, J.A. Hall, S. Green, T.A. Newton, and S.J. Thornton

Increased polymorphonuclear granulocytes in seminal plasma in relation to sperm morphology
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2418-2421; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2418 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Sherman J. Silber, Zsolt Nagy, Paul Devroey, Herman Tournaye, and Andre C. van Steirteghem

Distribution of spermatogenesis in the testicles of azoospermic men: the presence or absence of spermatids in the testes of men with germinal failure
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2422-2428; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2422 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M. Vandervorst, H. Tournaye, M. Camus, Z.P. Nagy, A. van Steirteghem, and P. Devroey

Patients with absolutely immotile spermatozoa and intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2429-2433; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2429 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Jean Parinaud, Dominique Le Lannou, Gérard Vieitez, Jean-François Griveau, Pierrette Milhet, and Gérard Richoilley

Enhancement of motility by treating spermatozoa with an antioxidant solution (Sperm-Fit®) following ejaculation
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2434-2436; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2434 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Osamu Samura, Norio Miharu, Hu He, Etsuji Okamoto, and Koso Ohama

Assessment of sex chromosome ratio and aneuploidy rate in motile spermatozoa selected by three different methods
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2437-2442; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2437 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Godwin I. Meniru, Amin Gorgy, Barbara T. Podsiadly, and Ian L. Craft

Results of percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration and intracytoplasmic sperm injection in two major groups of patients with obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2443-2446; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2443 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Harold Bourne, Kate Stern, Gary Clarke, Mark Pertile, Andrew Speirs, and H.W. Gordon Baker

Case Report: Delivery of normal twins following the intracytoplasmic injection of spermatozoa from a patient with 47, XXY Klinefelter's syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2447-2450; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2447 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Oviduct

Get checked abstract J.I. Tay, A.J. Rutherford, S.R. Killick, S.D. Maguiness, R.J. Partridge, and H.J. Leese

Human tubal fluid: production, nutrient composition and response to adrenergic agents
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2451-2456; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2451 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Kleinkauf-Houcken, B. Hüneke, Ch. Lindner, and W. Braendle

Combining B-mode ultrasound with pulsed wave Doppler for the assessment of tubal patency
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2457-2460; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2457 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H. Spalding, H. Martikainen, A. Tekay, and P. Jouppila

A randomized study comparing air to Echovist® as a contrast medium in the assessment of tubal patency in infertile women using transvaginal salpingosonography
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2461-2464; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2461 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ovary and Ovulation

Get checked abstract G.L. Driscoll, J.P.P. Tyler, and D. Carpenter

Variation in the determination of follicular diameter: an inter-unit pilot study using an ultrasonic phantom
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2465-2468; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2465 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Yang Lin, Margareta Fridström, and Torbjörn Hillensjö

Insulin stimulation of lactate accumulation in isolated human granulosa–luteal cells: a comparison between normal and polycystic ovaries
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2469-2472; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2469 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J. Fulka, Jr, P. Kalab, N.L. First, and R.M. Moor

Damaged chromatin does not prevent the exit from metaphase I in fused mouse oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2473-2476; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2473 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Cesare Battaglia, Paolo G. Artini, Simone Giulini, Michela Salvatori, Nicoletta Maxia, Felice Petraglia, and Annibale Volpe

Colour Doppler changes and thromboxane production after ovarian stimulation with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2477-2482; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2477 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R.G. Gosden, J.C. Wade, H.M. Fraser, J. Sandow, and M.J. Faddy

Impact of congenital or experimental hypogonadotrophism on the radiation sensitivity of the mouse ovary
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2483-2488; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2483 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertilization and Early Embryology

Get checked abstract Giuseppe Botta and Gedis Grudzinskas

Is a prolonged bed rest following embryo transfer useful?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2489-2492; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2489 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Dong Ryul Lee, Jeoung Eun Lee, Hyun Soo Yoon, Ho-Joon Lee, Moon Kyoo Kim, and Sung Il Roh

The supplementation of culture medium with protease improves the hatching rate of mouse embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2493-2498; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2493 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Atsumi Yoshida, Yasuhisa Araki, Mitsuhiro Motoyama, Sang-Yong Kim, Hiro Sung, Shigeo Araki, Kazukiyo Miura, and Masafumi Shirai

Structural abnormalities of autosomal chromosomes in the male partner do not influence fertilization and early development of embryos after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2499-2503; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2499 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Christine A. Murray, Hugh J. Clarke, Togas Tulandi, and Seang Lin Tan

Inhibitory effect of human hydrosalpingeal fluid on mouse preimplantation embryonic development is significantly reduced by the addition of lactate
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2504-2507; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2504 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mary Dan-Goor, Shlomo Sasson, Anna Davarashvili, and Miriam Almagor

Expression of glucose transporter and glucose uptake in human oocytes and preimplantation embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2508-2510; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2508 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Uterus and Endometrium

Get checked abstract H. Fernandez, S. Capella, and F. Audibert

Uterine thermal balloon therapy under local anaesthesia for the treatment of menorrhagia: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2511-2514; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2511 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J.B.A. Oliveira, R.L.R. Baruffi, A.L. Mauri, C.G. Petersen, M.C. Borges, and J.G. Franco, Jr

Endometrial ultrasonography as a predictor of pregnancy in an in-vitro fertilization programme after ovarian stimulation and gonadotrophin-releasing hormone and gonadotrophins
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2515-2518; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2515 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Endometriosis

Get checked abstract Luigi Fedele, Stefano Bianchi, Ricciarda Raffaelli, and Antonella Portuese

Pre-operative assessment of bladder endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2519-2522; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2519 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Mauricio S. Abrão, Sergio Podgaec, Braz Martorelli Filho, Laudelino O. Ramos, José Aristodemo Pinotti, and Ricardo M. de Oliveira

The use of biochemical markers in the diagnosis of pelvic endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2523-2527; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2523 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Hong-Nerng Ho, Ming-Yih Wu, Kuang-Han Chao, Chin-Der Chen, Shee-Uan Chen, and Yu-Shih Yang

Peritoneal interleukin-10 increases with decrease in activated CD4⁺ T lymphocytes in women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2528-2533; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2528 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pregnancy

Get checked abstract Jean-René Zorn, Brigitte Cherruau, Fady Abi-Rached, Axelle Dehée, Xavier Danoy, Josiane Le Blond, and Ohvanesse Ekindjian

Evaluation of maternal plasma creatine kinase activity as a marker of abnormal early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2534-2537; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2534 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Chin-Der Chen, Hong-Nerng Ho, Ming-Yih Wu, Kuang-Han Chao, Shee-Uan Chen, and Yu-Shih Yang

Paired human chorionic gonadotrophin determinations for the prediction of pregnancy outcome in assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2538-2541; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2538 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G. Adonakis, M. Camus, H. Joris, M. Vandervorst, A. van Steirteghem, and P. Devroey

The role of the number of replaced embryos on intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome in women over the age of 40
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2542-2545; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2542 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A.J. Thomson, J.F. Telfer, G. Kohnen, A. Young, I.T. Cameron, I.A. Greer, and J.E. Norman

Nitric oxide synthase activity and localization do not change in uterus and placenta during human parturition
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2546-2552; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2546 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Chih-Ping Chen, Schu-Rern Chern, Tao-Yeuan Wang, Zon-Darr Huang, Ming-Chao Huang, and Chun-Yu Chuang

Case Report: Pregnancy with concomitant chorangioma and placental vascular malformation with mesenchymal hyperplasia
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2553-2556; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2553 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Bernard Gartner, Carlos Moreno, Angela Marinaro, José Remohí, Carlos Simón, and Antonio Pellicer

Case Report: Accidental exposure to daily long-acting gonadotrophinreleasing hormone analogue administration and pregnancy in an in-vitro fertilization cycle
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2557-2559; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2557 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S. Bussen, L. Mulfinger, M. Sütterlin, M. Schleyer, W. Kress, and T. Steck

Case Report: Dizygotic twin pregnancy after intracytoplasmic sperm injection of 1 day old unfertilized oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2560-2562; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2560 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I. Harada, O. Tsutsumi, Y. Takai, T. Iida, M. Sakai, H. Yoshikawa, and Y. Taketani

Case Report: DNA polymorphism analysis of a case of complete hydatidiform mole coexisting with a fetus
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2563-2566; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2563 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infection

Get checked abstract Mark R. Howard and Gulam Bahadur

Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpes virus—a new concern for human reproduction?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2567-2571; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2567 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Epidemiology

Get checked abstract Luc J. Smits, Frans W.A. van Poppel, Jan A. Verduin, Piet H. Jongbloet, Huub Straatman, and Gerhard A. Zielhuis

Is fecundability associated with month of birth? An analysis of 19th and early 20th century family reconstitution data from The Netherlands
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2572-2578; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2572 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

Pim M.W. Janssens

Safety during sperm banking
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2579; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2579-a [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gulam Bahadur and R.S. Tedder

Quarantine and cryopreservation
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2579-2580; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2579-b [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erattum

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Erratum
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2580; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2580 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Instructions to Authors

Instructions to authors
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2581-2582; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.11.2581 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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