Human Reproduction

REVIEWS:

L Andrews and N Elster

Embryo research in the US
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1-4; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.1 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JM van Montfrans, MH van Hooff, PG Hompes, and CB Lambalk

Treatment of hyperinsulinaemia in polycystic ovary syndrome?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 5-6; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.5 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MA Suchard, R Hadfield, T Elliott, and S Kennedy

Beyond providing information: the Internet as a research tool in reproductive medicine
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 6-7. [Request Permissions]  

S Tong and RV Short

Dizygotic twinning as a measure of human fertility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 95-98; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.95 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

KK Ahuja and EG Simons

Cancer of the colon in an egg donor: policy repercussions for donor recruitment
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 227-231; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.227 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

T Eldar-Geva, EJ Margalioth, B Brooks, N Algur, E Zylber-Haran, and YZ Diamant

The origin of serum progesterone during the follicular phase of menotropin-stimulated cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 9-14; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.9 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JS Kesner, EA Knecht, EF Krieg, Jr, AJ Wilcox, and JF O'Connor

Detecting pre-ovulatory luteinizing hormone surges in urine
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 15-21; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.15 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Kaltsas, N Pontikides, GE Krassas, K Seferiadis, D Lolis, and IE Messinis

Effect of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist treatment on growth hormone secretion in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 22-26; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.22 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Bider, S Shine, I Tur-Kaspa, J Levron, and J Dor

Cortisol concentrations in follicular fluid of 'low responder' patients
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 27-29; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.27 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Ludwig, O Bauer, A Lopens, W Jelkmann, and K Diedrich

Serum concentration of vascular endothelial growth factor cannot predict the course of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 30-32; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.30 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Ober, T Hyslop, S Elias, LR Weitkamp, and WW Hauck

Human leukocyte antigen matching and fetal loss: results of a 10 year prospective study
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 33-38; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.33 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Creus, J Balasch, F Fabregues, J Martorell, M Boada, J Penarrubia, PN Barri, and JA Vanrell

Parental human leukocyte antigens and implantation failure after in- vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 39-43; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.39 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Vassiliadou and JN Bulmer

Characterization of endometrial T lymphocyte subpopulations in spontaneous early pregnancy loss
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 44-47; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.44 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K van der Ven, B Peschka, M Montag, R Lange, G Schwanitz, and HH van der Ven

Increased frequency of congenital chromosomal aberrations in female partners of couples undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 48-54; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.48 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Auroux, NN Nawar, M Naguib, M Baud, and N Lapaquellerie

Post-pubescent to mature fathers: increase in progeny quality?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 55-59; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.55 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Colls, O Martinez-Pasarell, MM Perez, J Egozcue, and C Templado

Sperm chromosome analysis in the father of a child with a de-novo reciprocal translocation t(11;15)(q12;q22) by G-banding and fluorescence in-situ hybridization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 60-64; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.60 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Tomas, M Orava, L Tuomivaara, and H Martikainen

Low pregnancy rate is achieved in patients treated with intracytoplasmic sperm injection due to previous low or failed fertilization in in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 65-70; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.65 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Sueoka, H Asada, S Tsuchiya, N Kobayashi, M Kuroshima, and Y Yoshimura

Falloposcopic tuboplasty for bilateral tubal occlusion. A novel infertility treatment as an alternative for in-vitro fertilization?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 71-74; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.71 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Tur-Kaspa, DS Seidman, D Soriano, I Greenberg, J Dor, and D Bider

Hysterosalpingography with a balloon catheter versus a metal cannula: a prospective, randomized, blinded comparative study
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 75-77; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.75 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Commenges-Ducos, S Tricaud, A Papaxanthos-Roche, D Dallay, J Horovitz, and D Commenges

Modelling of the probability of success of the stages of in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer: stimulation, fertilization and implantation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 78-83; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.78 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GL Driscoll, JP Tyler, DC Knight, S Cooke, L Kime, L Clark, and J Bernstein

Failure to collect oocytes in assisted reproductive technology: a retrospective
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 84-87; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.84 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Wolner-Hanssen and H Rydhstroem

Cost-effectiveness analysis of in-vitro fertilization: estimated costs per successful pregnancy after transfer of one or two embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 88-94; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.88 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Gordts, R Campo, L Rombauts, and I Brosens

Transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy as an outpatient procedure for infertility investigation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 99-103; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.99 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Kahraman, G Polat, M Samli, E Sozen, OD Ozgun, K Dirican, and T Ozbicer

Multiple pregnancies obtained by testicular spermatid injection in combination with intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 104-110; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.104 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Carpino, L Siciliano, MF Petroni, C De Stefano, S Aquila, S Ando, and MF] Petrone MF$[corrected to Petroni

Low seminal zinc bound to high molecular weight proteins in asthenozoospermic patients: evidence of increased sperm zinc content in oligoasthenozoospermic patients [published erratum appears in Hum Reprod 1998 Jun;13(6):1750]
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 111-114; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.111 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O Hovatta, ER Venalainen, L Kuusimaki, J Heikkila, T Hirvi, and I Reima

Aluminium, lead and cadmium concentrations in seminal plasma and spermatozoa, and semen quality in Finnish men
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 115-119; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.115 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Strehler, B Baccetti, K Sterzik, S Capitani, G Collodel, M De Santo, L Gambera, and P Piomboni

Detrimental effects of polyvinylpyrrolidone on the ultrastructure of spermatozoa (Notulae seminologicae 13)
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 120-123; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.120 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AM Estop, S Munne, KM Cieply, KK Vandermark, AN Lamb, and H Fisch

Meiotic products of a Klinefelter 47,XXY male as determined by sperm fluorescence in-situ hybridization analysis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 124-127; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.124 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Qiao, WS Yeung, YQ Yao, and PC Ho

The effects of follicular fluid from patients with different indications for IVF treatment on the binding of human spermatozoa to the zona pellucida
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 128-131; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.128 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Hamamah, F Seguin, L Bujan, C Barthelemy, R Mieusset, and J Lansac

Quantification by magnetic resonance spectroscopy of metabolites in seminal plasma able to differentiate different forms of azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 132-135; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.132 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Fuhr, T Muller, V Baukloh, and K Lucas

High-frequency electric field trapping of individual human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 136-141; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.136 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guidelines on the application of CASA technology in the analysis of spermatozoa. ESHRE Andrology Special Interest Group. European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 142-145; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.142 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GA Rose and A Wong

Experiences in Hong Kong with the theory and practice of the albumin column method of sperm separation for sex selection [published erratum appears in Hum Reprod 1998 May;13(5):1414]
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 146-149; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.146 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Mimuro, H Smith, M Iwashita, and PJ Illingworth

The somatostatin analogue, octreotide, modifies both steroidogenesis and IGFBP-1 secretion in human luteinizing granulosa cells
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 150-153; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.150 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Volarcik, L Sheean, J Goldfarb, L Woods, FW Abdul-Karim, and P Hunt

The meiotic competence of in-vitro matured human oocytes is influenced by donor age: evidence that folliculogenesis is compromised in the reproductively aged ovary
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 154-160; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.154 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D De Neubourg, A Robins, S Fishel, and L Delbeke

Quantification of insulin-like growth factor I receptors on granulosa cells with flow cytometry after follicular stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 161-164; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.161 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y Hu, W Maxson, D Hoffman, S Ory, S Eager, J Dupre, and K Worrilow

Co-culture with assisted hatching of human embryos using Buffalo rat liver cells
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 165-168; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.165 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GM Jones, AO Trounson, DK Gardner, A Kausche, N Lolatgis, and C Wood

Evolution of a culture protocol for successful blastocyst development and pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 169-177; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.169 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Ziebe, B Bech, K Petersen, AL Mikkelsen, A Gabrielsen, and AN Andersen

Resumption of mitosis during post-thaw culture: a key parameter in selecting the right embryos for transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 178-181; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.178 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Sakkas, Y Shoukir, D Chardonnens, PG Bianchi, and A Campana

Early cleavage of human embryos to the two-cell stage after intracytoplasmic sperm injection as an indicator of embryo viability
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 182-187; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.182 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Faundes, F Alvarez, V Brache, and L Cochon

Endometrial thickness and oestradiol concentration in women with bleeding complaints during use of Norplant implants
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 188-191; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.188 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DW Stovall, SB Parrish, BJ Van Voorhis, SJ Hahn, AE Sparks, and CH Syrop

Uterine leiomyomas reduce the efficacy of assisted reproduction cycles: results of a matched follow-up study
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 192-197; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.192 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AM Ramzy, M Sattar, Y Amin, RT Mansour, GI Serour, and MA Aboulghar

Uterine myomata and outcome of assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 198-202; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.198 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Landstrom, J Thorburn, and I Bryman

Treatment, failures and complications of ectopic pregnancy: changes over a 20 year period
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 203-207; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.203 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RN Khan, SK Smith, and ML Ashford

Contribution of calcium-sensitive potassium channels to NS1619-induced relaxation in human pregnant myometrium
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 208-213; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.208 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Jain, YP Vedernikov, GR Saade, K Chwalisz, and RE Garfield

Effect of gestational age on in-vitro responses of pregnant rat aorta
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 214-219; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.214 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Extermann, P Bischof, P Marguerat, and B Mermillod

Second-trimester maternal serum screening for Down's syndrome: free beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) and alpha-fetoprotein, with or without unconjugated oestriol, compared with total HCG, alpha- fetoprotein and unconjugated oestriol
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 220-223; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.220 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Elias, J Heimrath, M Zimmer, J Woyton, and M Goluda

Delayed interval delivery in a quintuplet pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 224-226; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.224 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GL Christie

Some socio-cultural and psychological aspects of infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 232-241; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.232 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS:

M Bloechle and T Schreiner

Septate uterus
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 243-244; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.1.243 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Potashnik, V Insler, and I Meizner

Side of ovulation in spontaneous cycles and during stimulation for in- vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 244. [Request Permissions]  

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