Human Reproduction

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M Bonduelle, A Aytoz, E Van Assche, P Devroey, I Liebaers, and A Van Steirteghem

Incidence of chromosomal aberrations in children born after assisted reproduction through intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 781-782; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.781 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Ludwig, S Al-Hasani, R Felberbaum, and K Diedrich

No impact of cryopreservation and thawing on embryo developmental potential--one more example for the problems of retrospective, non- controlled data
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 786-787. [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract HB Croxatto, L Kovacs, R Massai, BA Resch, B Fuentealba, AM Salvatierra, HD Croxatto, S Zalanyi, S Viski, and L Krenacs

Effects of long-term low-dose mifepristone on reproductive function in women
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 793-798; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.793 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C Chapron, D Querleu, MA Bruhat, P Madelenat, H Fernandez, F Pierre, and JB Dubuisson

Surgical complications of diagnostic and operative gynaecological laparoscopy: a series of 29,966 cases
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 867-872; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.867 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P Vercellini, S Maddalena, O De Giorgi, G Aimi, and PG Crosignani

Abdominal myomectomy for infertility: a comprehensive review
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 873-879; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.873 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract NR Moudgal and MR Sairam

Is there a true requirement for follicle stimulating hormone in promoting spermatogenesis and fertility in primates?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 916-919; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.916 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract WH James

Was the widespread decline in sex ratios at birth caused by reproductive hazards?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1083-1084; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1083 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract JA Land, JL Evers, and VJ Goossens

How to use Chlamydia antibody testing in subfertility patients
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1094-1098; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1094 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES

J Testart

Episcientific aspects of the epigenetic factors in artificial procreation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 783-785; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.783 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AL Speirs

Aspects of epigenetic factors in artificial procreation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 787-788. [Request Permissions]  

HW Jones, Jr

Mullerian anomalies
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 789-791; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.789 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Shams, MD Kilby, DA Somerset, AJ Howie, A Gupta, PJ Wood, M Afnan, and PM Stewart

11Beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in human pregnancy and reduced expression in intrauterine growth restriction
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 799-804; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.799 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Daniely, A Aviram-Goldring, G Barkai, and B Goldman

Detection of chromosomal aberration in fetuses arising from recurrent spontaneous abortion by comparative genomic hybridization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 805-809; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.805 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract WM Buckett, B Bentick, and RW Shaw

Induction of the endogenous gonadotrophin surge for oocyte maturation with intra-nasal gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue (buserelin): effective minimal dose
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 811-814; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.811 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract E Vrtacnik-Bokal and H Meden-Vrtovec

Utero-ovarian arterial blood flow and hormonal profile in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 815-821; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.815 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract RC Zimmermann, L Krahn, N Rahmanie, and MV Sauer

Prolonged inhibition of presynaptic catecholamine synthesis does not alter leptin secretion in normal-weight men and women
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 822-825; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.822 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract JF O'Connor, G Kovalevskaya, S Birken, JP Schlatterer, D Schechter, DJ McMahon, and RE Canfield

The expression of the urinary forms of human luteinizing hormone beta fragment in various populations as assessed by a specific immunoradiometric assay
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 826-835; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.826 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L Engmann, A Shaker, E White, JS Bekir, HS Jacobs, and SL Tan

A prospective randomized study to assess the clinical efficacy of gonadotrophins administered subcutaneously and intramuscularly
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 836-840; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.836 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract KK Vihko, M Blauer, E Kujansuu, S Vilska, T Alback, R Tuimala, P Tuohimaa, and R Punnonen

Activin B: detection by an immunoenzymometric assay in human serum during ovarian stimulation and late pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 841-846; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.841 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Ciampelli, AM Fulghesu, F Murgia, M Guido, F Cucinelli, R Apa, A Caruso, and A Lanzone

Acute insulin response to intravenous glucagon in polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 847-851; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.847 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A Cano and JJ Tarin

Two distinct two-step ranks of progesterone stimulation after three different levels of oestrogen priming. Effect on induction of luteinizing hormone surges in young and climacteric women
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 852-858; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.852 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Friedler, A Rachstein, I Bukovsky, R Ron-El, and A Raziel

Unilateral hydrothorax as a sole and recurrent manifestation of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome following in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 859-861; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.859 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract LR Schover, AJ Thomas, T Falcone, M Attaran, and J Goldberg

Attitudes about genetic risk of couples undergoing in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 862-866; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.862 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract FP Chen, TS Lo, and YK Soong

Management of chylous ascites following laparoscopic presacral neurectomy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 880-883; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.880 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G Grimbizis, M Vandervorst, M Camus, H Tournaye, A Van Steirteghem, and P Devroey

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection, results in women older than 39, according to age and the number of embryos replaced in selective or non- selective transfers
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 884-889; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.884 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract ZP Nagy, H Joris, G Verheyen, H Tournaye, P Devroey, and AC Van Steirteghem

Correlation between motility of testicular spermatozoa, testicular histology and the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 890-895; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.890 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Lopes, A Jurisicova, JG Sun, and RF Casper

Reactive oxygen species: potential cause for DNA fragmentation in human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 896-900; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.896 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H Tournaye, K Clasen, A Aytoz, Z Nagy, A Van Steirteghem, and P Devroey

Fine needle aspiration versus open biopsy for testicular sperm recovery: a controlled study in azoospermic patients with normal spermatogenesis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 901-904; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.901 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract DY Liu and HW Baker

Calcium ionophore-induced acrosome reaction correlates with fertilization rates in vitro in patients with teratozoospermic semen
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 905-910; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.905 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract AE Calogero, S Fishel, J Hall, E Ferrara, E Vicari, S Green, A Hunter, N Burrello, S Thornton, and R D'Agata

Correlation between intracellular cAMP content, kinematic parameters and hyperactivation of human spermatozoa after incubation with pentoxifylline
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 911-915; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.911 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract RA Anderson, DS Irvine, C Balfour, NP Groome, and SC Riley

Inhibin B in seminal plasma: testicular origin and relationship to spermatogenesis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 920-926; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.920 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J Smitz and R Cortvrindt

Inhibin A and B secretion in mouse preantral follicle culture
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 927-935; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.927 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Yamada, H Fujiwara, M Ueda, T Honda, T Nakayama, T Higuchi, T Mori, and M Maeda

A monoclonal antibody, HCL-2, raised against human luteal cells reacts with apolipoprotein-B and detects the uptake of low density lipoprotein by luteinizing granulosa cells
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 936-943; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.936 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Yamada, H Fujiwara, N Kataoka, T Honda, T Nakayama, T Higuchi, T Mori, and M Maeda

Stage-specific uptake of apolipoprotein-B in ovarian follicles and corpora lutea of the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 944-952; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.944 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T Suzuki, H Sasano, R Takaya, T Fukaya, A Yajima, and H Nagura

Cyclic changes of vasculature and vascular phenotypes in normal human ovaries
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 953-959; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.953 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract MJ Pelinck, M De Vos, M Dekens, J Van der Elst, P De Sutter, and M Dhont

Embryos cultured in vitro with multinucleated blastomeres have poor implantation potential in human in-vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 960-963; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.960 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B Dale, Y Menezo, J Cohen, L DiMatteo, and M Wilding

Intracellular pH regulation in the human oocyte
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 964-970; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.964 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A Cooper, SJ Paynter, BJ Fuller, and RW Shaw

Differential effects of cryopreservation on nuclear or cytoplasmic maturation in vitro in immature mouse oocytes from stimulated ovaries
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 971-978; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.971 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract MM Mahadevan, Q McIntosh, MM Miller, SM Breckinridge, M Maris, and DM Moutos

Formaldehyde in cryoprotectant propanediol and effect on mouse zygotes
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 979-982; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.979 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract MR Freeman, CM Whitworth, and GA Hill

Permanent impairment of embryo development by hydrosalpinges
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 983-986; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.983 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A Neuer, C Mele, HC Liu, Z Rosenwaks, and SS Witkin

Monoclonal antibodies to mammalian heat shock proteins impair mouse embryo development in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 987-990; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.987 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Lane and DK Gardner

Amino acids and vitamins prevent culture-induced metabolic perturbations and associated loss of viability of mouse blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 991-997; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.991 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract HW Yang, KJ Hwang, HC Kwon, HS Kim, KW Choi, and KS Oh

Detection of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and apoptosis in human fragmented embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 998-1002; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.998 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract LA Scott and S Smith

The successful use of pronuclear embryo transfers the day following oocyte retrieval
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1003-1013; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1003 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L Rienzi, F Ubaldi, R Anniballo, G Cerulo, and E Greco

Preincubation of human oocytes may improve fertilization and embryo quality after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1014-1019; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1014 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ES Al-Mizyen, R Balet, AM Lower, C Wilson, AF McClure, T Al Shawaf, and JG Grudzinskas

Unexpected successful fertilization in vitro of oocytes retrieved 60 hours after human chorionic gonadotrophin injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1020-1021; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1020 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Viville, N Messaddeq, E Flori, and P Gerlinger

Preparing for preimplantation genetic diagnosis in France
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1022-1029; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1022 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract LL Hii and PA Rogers

Endometrial vascular and glandular expression of integrin alpha(v)beta3 in women with and without endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1030-1035; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1030 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T Kodama, T Hara, E Okamoto, Y Kusunoki, and K Ohama

Characteristic changes of large granular lymphocytes that strongly express CD56 in endometrium during the menstrual cycle and early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1036-1043; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1036 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R Maymon, E Jauniaux, C Rodeck, L Zaspin, and C Moroz

Comparison of placental isoferritin levels in maternal serum and coelomic and amniotic fluids during first trimester human gestation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1044-1046; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1044 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract NR Nayak, D Ghosh, and J Sengupta

Effects of luteal phase administration of mifepristone (RU486) and prostaglandin analogue or inhibitor on endometrium in the rhesus monkey
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1047-1056; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1047 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract PW Evans, T Wheeler, FW Anthony, and C Osmond

A longitudinal study of maternal serum vascular endothelial growth factor in early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1057-1062; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1057 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract JA DeLoia, AM Stewart-Akers, and MD Creinin

Effects of methotrexate on trophoblast proliferation and local immune responses
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1063-1069; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1063 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract T Hata, M Hashimoto, A Manabe, S Aoki, K Iida, S Masumura, and K Miyazaki

Maternal and fetal nitric oxide synthesis is decreased in pregnancies with small for gestational age infants
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1070-1073; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1070 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Jovanovic and A Jovanovic

Pregnancy is associated with hypotrophy of carotid artery endothelial and smooth muscle cells
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1074-1078; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1074 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H Mohapeloa, OB Christiansen, and N Grunnet

HLA-DR typing of women with recurrent late spontaneous abortion and unsuccessful cervical cerclage
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1079-1082; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1079 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R Balet, AM Lower, C Wilson, J Anderson, and JG Grudzinskas

Attitudes towards routine human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening and fertility treatment in HIV positive patients--a UK survey
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1085-1087; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1085 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I Sziller, SS Witkin, M Ziegert, Z Csapo, A Ujhazy, and Z Papp

Serological responses of patients with ectopic pregnancy to epitopes of the Chlamydia trachomatis 60 kDa heat shock protein
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1088-1093; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1088 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P Kemeter and J Fiegl

Adjusting to life when assisted conception fails
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1099-1105; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1099 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H Abdalla, F Shenfield, and E Latarche

Statutory information for the children born of oocyte donation in the UK: what will they be told in 2008?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1106-1109; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1106 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS

A Gorgy, BT Podsiadly, S Bates, and IL Craft

Testicular sperm aspiration (TESA): the appropriate technique
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1111-1113; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.4.1111 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Lyall and CB Lunan

Mode of delivery after uterine metroplasty
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1113-1114. [Request Permissions]  

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