Human Reproduction

ARTICLES

RJ van Kooij, MF Peeters, and ER te Velde

Twins of mixed races: consequences for Dutch IVF laboratories
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2585-2587; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2585 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Testart and B Sele

Quality control and medically assisted procreation in French laboratories
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2587. [Request Permissions]  

M Fukuda and K Fukuda

A simplified in-vitro fertilization (IVF) using disposable materials
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2588-2590. [Request Permissions]  

KJ Dawson

Quality control and quality assurance in IVF laboratories in the UK
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2590-2591. [Request Permissions]  

TB Pool

Practices contributing to quality performance in the embryo laboratory and the status of laboratory regulation in the US
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2591-2593. [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract MA Graf, R Fischer, OG Naether, V Baukloh, J Tafel, and M Nuckel

Reduced incidence of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome by prophylactic infusion of hydroxyaethyl starch solution in an in-vitro fertilization programme
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2599-2602; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2599 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract PE Egbase, M Makhseed, M Al Sharhan, and JG Grudzinskas

Timed unilateral ovarian follicular aspiration prior to administration of human chorionic gonadotrophin for the prevention of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in in-vitro fertilization: a prospective randomized study
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2603-2606; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2603 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract DD Baird, AJ Wilcox, CR Weinberg, F Kamel, DR McConnaughey, PI Musey, and DC Collins

Preimplantation hormonal differences between the conception and non- conception menstrual cycles of 32 normal women
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2607-2613; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2607 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Al-Ramahi, A Leader, P Claman, and J Spence

A novel approach to the treatment of ascites associated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2614-2616; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2614 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract NJ Wheatcroft, C Salt, A Milford-Ward, ID Cooke, and AP Weetman

Identification of ovarian antibodies by immunofluorescence, enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay or immunoblotting in premature ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2617-2622; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2617 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P Fenichel, C Sosset, P Barbarino-Monnier, B Gobert, S Hieronimus, MC Bene, and M Harter

Prevalence, specificity and significance of ovarian antibodies during spontaneous premature ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2623-2628; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2623 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Montag, K van der Ven, S Ved, A Schmutzler, G Prietl, D Krebs, B Peschka, G Schwanitz, P Albers, G Haidl, and H van der Ven

Success of intracytoplasmic sperm injection in couples with male and/or female chromosome aberrations
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2635-2640; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2635 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Guerriero, S Ajossa, MP Lai, V Mais, AM Paoletti, and GB Melis

Transvaginal ultrasonography in the diagnosis of pelvic adhesions
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2649-2653; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2649 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract JL Ordonez, J Dominguez, V Evrard, and PR Koninckx

The effect of training and duration of surgery on adhesion formation in the rabbit model
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2654-2657; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2654 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C Vossen, P Van Ballaer, RW Shaw, and PR Koninckx

Effect of training on endoscopic intracorporeal knot tying
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2658-2663; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2658 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A Afzalpurkar, H Shibahara, A Hasegawa, K Koyama, and SK Gupta

Immunoreactivity and in-vitro effect on human sperm-egg binding of antibodies against peptides corresponding to bonnet monkey zona pellucida-3 glycoprotein
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2664-2670; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2664 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E Mandelin, H Koistinen, R Koistinen, B Affandi, and M Seppala

Levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine device-wearing women express contraceptive glycodelin A in endometrium during midcycle: another contraceptive mechanism?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2671-2675; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2671 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract K Lundin, B Soderlund, and L Hamberger

The relationship between sperm morphology and rates of fertilization, pregnancy and spontaneous abortion in an in-vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection programme
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2676-2681; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2676 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract MP Kelly, SL Corson, B Gocial, FR Batzer, and JN Gutmann

Discontinuous Percoll gradient preparation for donor insemination: determinants for success
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2682-2686; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2682 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract PR Brinsden, SM Avery, S Marcus, and MC Macnamee

Transrectal electroejaculation combined with in-vitro fertilization: effective treatment of anejaculatory infertility due to spinal cord injury
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2687-2692; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2687 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract SJ Silber, Z Nagy, P Devroey, M Camus, and AC Van Steirteghem

The effect of female age and ovarian reserve on pregnancy rate in male infertility: treatment of azoospermia with sperm retrieval and intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2693-2700; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2693 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract DJ Handelsman

Sperm output of healthy men in Australia: magnitude of bias due to self- selected volunteers
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2701-2705; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2701 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Perraguin-Jayot, A Audebert, JC Emperaire, and I Parneix

Ongoing pregnancies after intracytoplasmic injection using cryopreserved testicular spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2706-2709; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2706 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract GN Clarke

A simple monthly means chart system for monitoring sperm concentration
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2710-2712; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2710 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N Sofikitis, Y Yamamoto, T Isoyama, and I Miyagawa

The early haploid male gamete develops a capacity for fertilization after the coalescence of the proacrosomal granules
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2713-2719; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2713 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G Haidl and C Opper

Changes in lipids and membrane anisotropy in human spermatozoa during epididymal maturation
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2720-2723; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2720 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract SA Beyler, KP James, MA Fritz, and WR Meyer

Hydrosalpingeal fluid inhibits in-vitro embryonic development in a murine model
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2724-2728; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2724 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J Goto, N Kanayama, T Asahina, Y Okada, T Kobayashi, and T Terao

Induction of follicular growth by exogenous interleukin-8
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2729-2734; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2729 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract CA Alouf, LE Reichert, Jr, TA Kellom, and DW Lee

Cultured human granulosa cells secrete a follicle stimulating hormone receptor-binding inhibitor
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2735-2740; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2735 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract MA Gore, PL Nayudu, and V Vlaisavljevic

Attaining dominance in vivo: distinguishing dominant from challenger follicles in humans
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2741-2747; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2741 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract YX Liu, XR Peng, YJ Chen, W Carrico, and T Ny

Prolactin delays gonadotrophin-induced ovulation and down-regulates expression of plasminogen-activator system in ovary
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2748-2755; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2748 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A Lee, LK Christenson, PE Patton, KA Burry, and RL Stouffer

Vascular endothelial growth factor production by human luteinized granulosa cells in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2756-2761; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2756 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Grossmann, JM Calafell, N Brandy, JA Vanrell, C Rubio, A Pellicer, J Egozcue, F Vidal, and J Santalo

Origin of tripronucleate zygotes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2762-2765; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2762 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract ME Dell'Aquila, YS Cho, P Minoia, V Traina, GM Lacalandra, and F Maritato

Effects of follicular fluid supplementation of in-vitro maturation medium on the fertilization and development of equine oocytes after in- vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2766-2772; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2766 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R Talevi, R Gualtieri, G Tartaglione, and A Fortunato

Heterogeneity of the zona pellucida carbohydrate distribution in human oocytes failing to fertilize in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2773-2780; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2773 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract GI Perez and JL Tilly

Cumulus cells are required for the increased apoptotic potential in oocytes of aged mice
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2781-2783; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2781 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract WR Edirisinghe, A Murch, S Junk, and JL Yovich

Cytogenetic abnormalities of unfertilized oocytes generated from in- vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a double- blind study
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2784-2791; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2784 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D Dozortsev, C Qian, A Ermilov, A Rybouchkin, P De Sutter, and M Dhont

Sperm-associated oocyte-activating factor is released from the spermatozoon within 30 minutes after injection as a result of the sperm- oocyte interaction
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2792-2796; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2792 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A Ahmadi and SC Ng

Fertilization and development of mouse oocytes injected with membrane- damaged spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2797-2801; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2797 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract YJ Menezo, V Bellec, A Zaroukian, and M Benkhalifa

Embryo selection by IVF, co-culture and transfer at the blastocyst stage in case of translocation
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2802-2803; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2802 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract XF Li and A Ahmed

Compartmentalization and cyclic variation of immunoreactivity of renin and angiotensin converting enzyme in human endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2804-2809; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2804 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract HN Ho, MY Wu, SU Chen, KH Chao, CD Chen, and YS Yang

Total antioxidant status and nitric oxide do not increase in peritoneal fluids from women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2810-2815; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2810 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract FI Sharara and HD McClamrock

Endometrial fluid collection in women with hydrosalpinx after human chorionic gonadotrophin administration: a report of two cases and implications for management
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2816-2819; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2816 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract JL Deaton, GM Honore, CS Huffman, and P Bauguess

Early transvaginal ultrasound following an accurately dated pregnancy: the importance of finding a yolk sac or fetal heart motion
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2820-2823; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2820 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Asaad and JA Carver-Ward

Twin pregnancy following transmyometrial-subendometrial embryo transfer for repeated implantation failure
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2824-2825; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2824 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Nomiyama, K Arima, T Iwasaka, H Matsunaga, A Kato, and H Sugimori

Conservative treatment using a methotrexate-lipiodol emulsion containing non-ionic contrast medium for a cervical ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2826-2829; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2826 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Kliesch, M Bergmann, L Hertle, E Nieschlag, and HM Behre

Semen parameters and testicular pathology in men with testicular cancer and contralateral carcinoma in situ or bilateral testicular malignancies
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2830-2835; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2830 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H Yavetz, R Hauser, A Botchan, F Azem, I Yovel, JB Lessing, A Amit, and L Yogev

Pregnancy resulting from frozen-thawed embryos achieved by intracytoplasmic injection of cryopreserved sperm cells extracted from an orchidectomized, seminoma-bearing testis, causing obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2836-2838; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2836 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract KK Ahuja, BJ Mostyn, and EG Simons

Egg sharing and egg donation: attitudes of British egg donors and recipients
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2845-2852; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2845 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS

A Mills

Combined oral contraception and the risk of venous thromboembolism
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2595-2598; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2595 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract RS Mathur, JM Jenkins, and AS Bansal

The possible role of the immune system in the aetiopathogenesis of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2629-2634; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2629 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Franks, N Gharani, D Waterworth, S Batty, D White, R Williamson, and M McCarthy

The genetic basis of polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2641-2648; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2641 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G Pennings

The 'double track' policy for donor anonymity
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2839-2844; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2839 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS

FI Sharara

Effects of hydrosalpinx on IVF outcome: the search goes on
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2853-2854; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.12.2853 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HE Moncayo and R Moncayo

Thyroid function and infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2854-2856. [Request Permissions]  

H Vierhapper

Thyroid function and human reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2856. [Request Permissions]  

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