Human Reproduction

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JJ Tarin, J Brines, and A Cano

Antioxidants may protect against infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1415-1416; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1415 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

WC Ford and K Whittington

Antioxidant treatment for male subfertility: a promise that remains unfulfilled
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1416-1419. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Lenzi, L Gandini, and M Picardo

A rationale for glutathione therapy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1419-1422. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Geva, JB Lessing, L Lerner-Geva, and A Amit

Free radicals, antioxidants and human spermatozoa: clinical implications
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1422-1424. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Gordts, R Campo, L Rombauts, and I Brosens

Endoscopic visualization of the process of fimbrial ovum retrieval in the human
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1425-1428; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1425 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J Twigg, N Fulton, E Gomez, DS Irvine, and RJ Aitken

Analysis of the impact of intracellular reactive oxygen species generation on the structural and functional integrity of human spermatozoa: lipid peroxidation, DNA fragmentation and effectiveness of antioxidants
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1429-1436; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1429 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract AA Kyei-Mensah, S LinTan, J Zaidi, and HS Jacobs

Relationship of ovarian stromal volume to serum androgen concentrations in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1437-1441; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1437 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I Schipper, FH de Jong, and BC Fauser

Lack of correlation between maximum early follicular phase serum follicle stimulating hormone concentrations and menstrual cycle characteristics in women under the age of 35 years
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1442-1448; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1442 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A Akkad and F Al-Azzawi

The effect of oestrogen on intimal hyperplasia in cultured human ovarian veins
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1449-1454; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1449 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I Foldesi, M Breckwoldt, and J Neulen

Oestradiol production by luteinized human granulosa cells: evidence of the stimulatory action of recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1455-1460; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1455 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract BM Mannaerts, TB Geurts, and J Odink

A randomized three-way cross-over study in healthy pituitary-suppressed women to compare the bioavailability of human chorionic gonadotrophin (Pregnyl) after intramuscular and subcutaneous administration
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1461-1464; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1461 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M van der Meer, JA de Boer, PG Hompes, and J Schoemaker

Octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, alters ovarian sensitivity to gonadotrophin stimulation as measured by the follicle stimulating hormone threshold in polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1465-1469; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1465 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Z Ben-Rafael, I Bar-Hava, T Levy, and R Orvieto

Simplifying ovulation induction for surrogacy in women with Mayer- Rokitansky-Kuster-Hauser syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1470-1471; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1470 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Lipitz, A Many, S Mitrani-Rosenbaum, H Carp, Y Frenkel, and R Achiron

Obstetric outcome after RhD and Kell testing
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1472-1475; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1472 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Fujisawa, H Tanaka, N Tatsumi, H Okada, S Arakawa, and S Kamidono

Telomerase activity in the testis of infertile patients with selected causes
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1476-1479; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1476 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract MH Thornton, DB Johns, JD Campeau, F Hoehler, and GS DiZerega

Clinical evaluation of 0.5% ferric hyaluronate adhesion prevention gel for the reduction of adhesions following peritoneal cavity surgery: open-label pilot study
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1480-1485; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1480 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L Muzii, R Marana, L Brunetti, F Margutti, M Vacca, and S Mancuso

Postoperative adhesion prevention with low-dose aspirin: effect through the selective inhibition of thromboxane production
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1486-1489; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1486 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Lundberg, C Rasmussen, AA Berg, and B Lindblom

Falloposcopy in conjunction with laparoscopy: possibilities and limitations
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1490-1492; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1490 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H Yarali, V Gomel, D Uygur, C Onculoglu, G Gedikoglu, and T Gurgan

A comparative study of the effects of thrombin and electrodesiccation used for haemostasis on inflammation and adhesion formation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1493-1495; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1493 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract AJ Audebert, JL Pouly, and P Von Theobald

Laparoscopic fimbrioplasty: an evaluation of 35 cases
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1496-1499; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1496 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract EM Tsai, PH Chiang, SC Hsu, JH Su, and JN Lee

Hysteroscopic resection of vaginal septum in an adolescent virgin with obstructed hemivagina
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1500-1501; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1500 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract AM Clark, B Thornley, L Tomlinson, C Galletley, and RJ Norman

Weight loss in obese infertile women results in improvement in reproductive outcome for all forms of fertility treatment
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1502-1505; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1502 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract KA Joesbury, WR Edirisinghe, MR Phillips, and JL Yovich

Evidence that male smoking affects the likelihood of a pregnancy following IVF treatment: application of the modified cumulative embryo score
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1506-1513; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1506 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I Govaerts, F Devreker, I Koenig, I Place, M Van den Bergh, and Y Englert

Comparison of pregnancy outcome after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1514-1518; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1514 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract JA Hamilton, AJ Larson, AM Lower, S Hasnain, and JG Grudzinskas

Evaluation of the performance of hysterosalpingo contrast sonography in 500 consecutive, unselected, infertile women
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1519-1526; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1519 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract EG Hughes, JA Collins, and J Gunby

A randomized controlled trial of three low-dose gonadotrophin protocols for unexplained infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1527-1531; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1527 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P Lesny, SR Killick, RL Tetlow, J Robinson, and SD Maguiness

Embryo transfer--can we learn anything new from the observation of junctional zone contractions?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1540-1546; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1540 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Kasum, V Grizelj, and V Simunic

Combined interstitial and intrauterine pregnancies after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1547-1549; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1547 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P Sundstrom

Establishment of a successful pregnancy following in-vitro fertilization with an endometrial thickness of no more than 4 mm
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1550-1552; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1550 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract BJ Cohlen, ER te Velde, RJ van Kooij, CW Looman, and JD Habbema

Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation and intrauterine insemination for treating male subfertility: a controlled study
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1553-1558; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1553 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract HJ van Roijen, MP Ooms, MC Spaargaren, WM Baarends, RF Weber, JA Grootegoed, and JT Vreeburg

Immunoexpression of testis-specific histone 2B in human spermatozoa and testis tissue
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1559-1566; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1559 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract WF Hendry, D Rickards, JP Pryor, and LR Baker

Seminal megavesicles with adult polycystic kidney disease
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1567-1569; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1567 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract G Verheyen, E Crabbe, H Joris, and A Van Steirteghem

Simple and reliable identification of the human round spermatid by inverted phase-contrast microscopy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1570-1577; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1570 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract AM Hossain, B Rizk, S Barik, C Huff, and IH Thorneycroft

Time course of hypo-osmotic swellings of human spermatozoa: evidence of ordered transition between swelling subtypes
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1578-1583; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1578 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A Castro, O Castro, JL Troncoso, P Kohen, C Simon, M Vega, and L Devoto

Luteal leukocytes are modulators of the steroidogenic process of human mid-luteal cells
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1584-1589; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1584 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M Fukuda, K Fukuda, CY Andersen, and AG Byskov

Contralateral ovulation shortens follicular phase length and favours pre-embryo development during ovarian stimulation with clomiphene citrate
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1590-1594; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1590 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J Van der Elst, Y Amerijckx, and A Van Steirteghem

Ultra-rapid freezing of mouse oocytes lowers the cell number in the inner cell mass of 5 day old in-vitro cultured blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1595-1599; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1595 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N Desai and J Goldfarb

Co-cultured human embryos may be subjected to widely different microenvironments: pattern of growth factor/cytokine release by Vero cells during the co-culture interval
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1600-1605; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1600 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract ZP Nagy, C Janssenswillen, R Janssens, A De Vos, C Staessen, H Van de Velde, and AC Van Steirteghem

Timing of oocyte activation, pronucleus formation and cleavage in humans after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) with testicular spermatozoa and after ICSI or in-vitro fertilization on sibling oocytes with ejaculated spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1606-1612; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1606 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract LP Liu, ST Chan, PC Ho, and WS Yeung

Partial purification of embryotrophic factors from human oviductal cells
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1613-1619; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1613 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I Granot, N Dekel, I Segal, S Fieldust, Z Shoham, and A Barash

Is hydrosalpinx fluid cytotoxic?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1620-1624; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1620 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C Staessen and A Van Steirteghem

The genetic constitution of multinuclear blastomeres and their derivative daughter blastomeres
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1625-1631; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1625 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Y Shoukir, D Chardonnens, A Campana, and D Sakkas

Blastocyst development from supernumerary embryos after intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a paternal influence?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1632-1637; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1632 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract PT Goud, AP Goud, C Qian, H Laverge, J Van der Elst, P De Sutter, and M Dhont

In-vitro maturation of human germinal vesicle stage oocytes: role of cumulus cells and epidermal growth factor in the culture medium
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1638-1644; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1638 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract KL Martin, DH Barlow, and IL Sargent

Heparin-binding epidermal growth factor significantly improves human blastocyst development and hatching in serum-free medium
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1645-1652; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1645 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B Rosenbusch and M Schneider

Maturation of a binuclear oocyte from the germinal vesicle stage to metaphase II: formation of two polar bodies and two haploid chromosome sets
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1653-1655; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1653 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract JA Grifo, K Giatras, YX Tang, and LC Krey

Successful outcome with day 4 embryo transfer after preimplantation diagnosis for genetically transmitted diseases
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1656-1659; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1656 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract RE Felberbaum, U Germer, M Ludwig, H Riethmuller-Winzen, S Heise, I Buttge, O Bauer, T Reissmann, J Engel, and K Diedrich

Treatment of uterine fibroids with a slow-release formulation of the gonadotrophin releasing hormone antagonist Cetrorelix
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1660-1668; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1660 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract B Salle, V Bied-Damon, M Benchaib, S Desperes, P Gaucherand, and RC Rudigoz

Preliminary report of an ultrasonography and colour Doppler uterine score to predict uterine receptivity in an in-vitro fertilization programme
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1669-1673; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1669 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract MA Habiba, SC Bell, and F Al-Azzawi

Endometrial responses to hormone replacement therapy: histological features compared with those of late luteal phase endometrium
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1674-1682; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1674 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract P Zitzer, M Pansky, R Maymon, R Langer, I Bukovsky, and A Golan

Pelvic splenosis mimicking endometriosis, causing low abdominal mass and pain
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1683-1685; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1683 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J Donnez, P Smoes, S Gillerot, F Casanas-Roux, and M Nisolle

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1686-1690; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1686 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S Guerriero, S Ajossa, V Mais, A Risalvato, MP Lai, and GB Melis

The diagnosis of endometriomas using colour Doppler energy imaging
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1691-1695; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1691 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract W de Wit, CJ Gowrising, DJ Kuik, JW Lens, and R Schats

Only hydrosalpinges visible on ultrasound are associated with reduced implantation and pregnancy rates after in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1696-1701; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1696 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract J Moise, A Laor, Y Armon, I Gur, and R Gale

The outcome of twin pregnancies after IVF
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1702-1705; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1702 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract KM Price, JM Van Lith, R Silman, A Mantingh, and JG Grudzinskas

First trimester maternal serum concentrations of fetal antigen 2 in normal pregnancies and those affected by trisomy 21
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1706-1708; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1706 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract R Bajoria

Chorionic plate vascular anatomy determines the efficacy of amnioreduction therapy for twin-twin transfusion syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1709-1713; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1709 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract O Ogueh, FA Hills, T Chard, and MR Johnson

Antenatal dexamethasone therapy does not affect circulating concentrations of insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1714-1716; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1714 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D Marzioni, J Muhlhauser, C Crescimanno, M Banita, C Pierleoni, and M Castellucci

BCL-2 expression in the human placenta and its correlation with fibrin deposits
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1717-1722; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1717 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract L Bernardini, M Valenzano, and G Foglia

Spontaneous interstitial pregnancy on a tubal stump after unilateral adenectomy followed by transvaginal colour Doppler ultrasound
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1723-1726; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1723 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract FL Gibson, JA Ungerer, GI Leslie, DM Saunders, and CC Tennant

Development, behaviour and temperament: a prospective study of infants conceived through in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1727-1732; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1727 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract D Guerra, A Llobera, A Veiga, and PN Barri

Psychiatric morbidity in couples attending a fertility service
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1733-1736; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1733 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Assisted reproduction by intracytoplasmic sperm injection: a survey on the clinical experience in 1994 and the children born after ICSI, carried out until 31 December 1993. ESHRE Task Force on Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection. European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1737-1746; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1737 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS

Get checked abstract C Augood, K Duckitt, and AA Templeton

Smoking and female infertility: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1532-1539; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1532 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS

A Torroni, L D'Urbano, C Rengo, R Scozzari, M Sbracia, C Manna, C Cavazzini, and D Sellitto

Intracytoplasmic injection of spermatozoa does not appear to alter the mode of mitochondrial DNA inheritance
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1747-1749; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.6.1747 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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