Human Reproduction

REVIEWS:

SJ Silber and L Johnson

Are spermatid injections of any clinical value? ROSNI and ROSI revisited. Round spermatid nucleus injection and round spermatid injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 509-515; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.509 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Vanderzwalmen, M Nijs, R Schoysman, G Bertin, B Lejeune, B Vandamme, S Kahraman, and H Zech

The problems of spermatid microinjection in the human: the need for an accurate morphological approach and selective methods for viable and normal cells
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 515-519. [Request Permissions]  

J Tesarik, E Greco, and C Mendoza

ROSI, instructions for use: 1997 update. Round spermatid injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 519-523. [Request Permissions]  

A Morini, V Spina, V Aleandri, G Cantonetti, A Lambiasi, and U Papalia

Pregnancy after heart transplant: update and case report
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 749-757; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.749 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

M Grana-Barcia, J Lado-Abeal, JL Liz-Leston, S Lojo, A Novo-Dominguez, and J Aguilar-Fernandez

Depression of FSH and LH secretion following pulsatile GnRH administration in ovariectomized women
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 525-530; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.525 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Noci, R Biagiotti, M Maggi, F Ricci, A Cinotti, and G Scarselli

Low day 3 luteinizing hormone values are predictive of reduced response to ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 531-534; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.531 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Gennarelli, J Holte, L Wide, C Berne, and H Lithell

Is there a role for leptin in the endocrine and metabolic aberrations of polycystic ovary syndrome?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 535-541; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.535 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Paradisi, AM Fulghesu, S Ferrazzani, S Moretti, C Proto, L Soranna, A Caruso, and A Lanzone

Endocrino-metabolic features in women with polycystic ovary syndrome during pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 542-546; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.542 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Geisthovel, A Meysing, and G Brabant

C-peptide and insulin, but not C19-steroids, support the predictive value of body mass index on leptin in serum of premenopausal women
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 547-553; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.547 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MB Zelinski-Wooten, JS Hutchison, DL Hess, DP Wolf, and RL Stouffer

A bolus of recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone at midcycle induces periovulatory events following multiple follicular development in macaques
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 554-560; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.554 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D de Ziegler, AS Jaaskelainen, PA Brioschi, R Fanchin, and C Bulletti

Synchronization of endogenous and exogenous FSH stimuli in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH)
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 561-564; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.561 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Devroey, H Tournaye, A Van Steirteghem, P Hendrix, and HJ Out

The use of a 100 IU starting dose of recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (Puregon) in in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 565-566; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.565 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PO Dale, T Tanbo, E Haug, and T Abyholm

The impact of insulin resistance on the outcome of ovulation induction with low-dose follicle stimulating hormone in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 567-570; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.567 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Wood, L Edozien, and B Lieberman

Symptomatic unilateral pleural effusion as a presentation of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 571-572; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.571 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D de Jong, NS Macklon, BM Mannaerts, HJ Coelingh Bennink, and BC Fauser

High dose gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist (ganirelix) may prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome caused by ovarian stimulation for in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 573-575; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.573 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Meschede, B Lemcke, JR Exeler, C De Geyter, HM Behre, E Nieschlag, and J Horst

Chromosome abnormalities in 447 couples undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection--prevalence, types, sex distribution and reproductive relevance
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 576-582; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.576 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Durban, J Benet, J Sarquella, J Egozcue, and J Navarro

Chromosome studies in first polar bodies from hamster and human oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 583-587; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.583 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OD Almeida, Jr, JM Val-Gallas, and B Rizk

Appendectomy under local anaesthesia following conscious pain mapping with microlaparoscopy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 588-590; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.588 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AM Mahmoud, J Geslevich, J Kint, C Depuydt, L Huysse, A Zalata, and FH Comhaire

Seminal plasma alpha-glucosidase activity and male infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 591-595; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.591 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Kamischke, HM Behre, M Bergmann, M Simoni, T Schafer, and E Nieschlag

Recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone for treatment of male idiopathic infertility: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 596-603; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.596 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FM Kohn, I Dammshauser, C Neukamm, H Renneberg, WE Siems, WB Schill, and G Aumuller

Ultrastructural localization of angiotensin-converting enzyme in ejaculated human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 604-610; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.604 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Kraemer, C Fillion, B Martin-Pont, and J Auger

Factors influencing human sperm kinematic measurements by the Celltrak computer-assisted sperm analysis system
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 611-619; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.611 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GR Dohle, L Ramos, MH Pieters, DD Braat, and RF Weber

Surgical sperm retrieval and intracytoplasmic sperm injection as treatment of obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 620-623; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.620 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MR Zainul Rashid, SB Fishel, S Thornton, JA Hall, G Ndukwe, M Aloum, and SD Fleming

The predictive value of the zona-free hamster egg penetration test in relation to in-vitro fertilization at various insemination concentrations
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 624-629; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.624 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Ron-El, D Strassburger, S Friedler, D Komarovsky, O Bern, and A Raziel

Repetitive ejaculation before intracytoplasmic sperm injection in patients with absolute immotile spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 630-633; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.630 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Aslam and S Fishel

Short-term in-vitro culture and cryopreservation of spermatogenic cells used for human in-vitro conception
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 634-638; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.634 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Aslam, A Robins, K Dowell, and S Fishel

Isolation, purification and assessment of viability of spermatogenic cells from testicular biopsies of azoospermic men
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 639-645; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.639 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Gorgy, GI Meniru, N Naumann, S Beski, S Bates, and IL Craft

The efficacy of local anaesthesia for percutaneous epididymal sperm aspiration and testicular sperm aspiration
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 646-650; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.646 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Agrawal, P Sladkevicius, L Engmann, GS Conway, NN Payne, J Bekis, SL Tan, S Campbell, and HS Jacobs

Serum vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations and ovarian stromal blood flow are increased in women with polycystic ovaries
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 651-655; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.651 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Fried and H Wramsby

Increase in transforming growth factor beta1 in ovarian follicular fluid following ovarian stimulation and in-vitro fertilization correlates to pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 656-659; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.656 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Morice, R Thiam-Ba, D Castaigne, C Haie-Meder, A Gerbaulet, P Pautier, P Duvillard, and G Michel

Fertility results after ovarian transposition for pelvic malignancies treated by external irradiation or brachytherapy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 660-663; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.660 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Smitz, R Cortvrindt, and Y Hu

Epidermal growth factor combined with recombinant human chorionic gonadotrophin improves meiotic progression in mouse follicle-enclosed oocyte culture
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 664-669; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.664 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JW Graczykowski, MM Francis, RJ Paulson, and RZ Sokol

Factors influencing sperm-zona pellucida binding in vitro using the intact zona model
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 670-675; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.670 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y Shoukir, D Chardonnens, A Campana, P Bischof, and D Sakkas

The rate of development and time of transfer play different roles in influencing the viability of human blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 676-681; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.676 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

YZ Ji, JP Wolf, P Jouannet, and M Bomsel

Human gamete fusion can bypass beta1 integrin requirement
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 682-689; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.682 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JA Merriman, DG Whittingham, and J Carroll

The effect of follicle stimulating hormone and epidermal growth factor on the developmental capacity of in-vitro matured mouse oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 690-695; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.690 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Rekha, L Mowat, ME Jamieson, RW Yates, and R Fleming

Effect of profound suppression of luteinizing hormone during treatment with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue and purified follicle stimulating hormone upon development of cryopreserved embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 696-698; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.696 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Sinclair, C Morgan, H Lashen, M Afnan, and K Sharif

Nurses performing embryo transfer: the development and results of the Birmingham experience
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 699-702; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.699 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Lopes, A Jurisicova, and RF Casper

Gamete-specific DNA fragmentation in unfertilized human oocytes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 703-708; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.703 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NV Sofikitis, Y Yamamoto, I Miyagawa, G Mekras, Y Mio, T Toda, S Antypas, H Kawamura, N Kanakas, N Antoniou, D Loutradis, T Mantzavinos, K Kalianidis, and E Agapitos

Ooplasmic injection of elongating spermatids for the treatment of non- obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 709-714; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.709 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Ota, S Igarashi, and T Tanaka

Morphometric evaluation of stromal vascularization in the endometrium in adenomyosis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 715-719; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.715 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y Prapas, N Prapas, EE Jones, AJ Duleba, DL Olive, A Chatziparasidou, and G Vlassis

The window for embryo transfer in oocyte donation cycles depends on the duration of progesterone therapy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 720-723; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.720 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SH McKiernan and BD Bavister

Gonadotrophin stimulation of donor females decreases post-implantation viability of cultured one-cell hamster embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 724-729; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.724 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Vicovac, M Jankovic, and M Cuperlovic

Galectin-1 and -3 in cells of the first trimester placental bed
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 730-735; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.730 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BJ Van Voorhis, AE Sparks, CH Syrop, and DW Stovall

Ultrasound-guided aspiration of hydrosalpinges is associated with improved pregnancy and implantation rates after in-vitro fertilization cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 736-739; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.736 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Hata, A Manabe, S Aoki, K Miyazaki, K Yoshino, and K Yamamoto

Three-dimensional intrauterine sonography in the early first-trimester of human pregnancy: preliminary study
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 740-743; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.740 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MA Renier, A Vereecken, E Van Herck, D Straetmans, P Ramaekers, and P Buytaert

Second trimester maternal dimeric inhibin-A in the multiple-marker screening test for Down's syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 744-748; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.744 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TT Lao and LF Ho

Induced abortion is not a cause of subsequent preterm delivery in teenage pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 758-761; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.758 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CC Chang, TH Wu, HD Tsai, and HY Lo

Bilateral simultaneous tubal sextuplets: pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization--embryo transfer following salpingectomy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 762-765; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.762 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JC Patel and MH Johnson

A survey of the effectiveness of the assessment of the welfare of the child in UK in-vitro fertilization units
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 766-770; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.766 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Lyall, GW Gould, and IT Cameron

Should sperm donors be paid? A survey of the attitudes of the general public
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 771-775; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.771 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS:

GF Cope

The in-vitro effects of nicotine and cotinine on sperm motility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 777-778; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.3.777 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Bodis, A Torok, J Garai, Z Bognar, and HR Tinneberg

Theories of the pathophysiology of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome should be based on the newest knowledge
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 778-779. [Request Permissions]  

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