Human Reproduction

REVIEWS:

J Olsen, S Juul, and O Basso

Measuring time to pregnancy. Methodological issues to consider
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1751-1753; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1751 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Spira

The use of fecundability in epidemiological surveys
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1753-1756. [Request Permissions]  

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

Transvaginal access heralds the end of standard diagnostic laparoscopy in infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1762-1763. [Request Permissions]  

M Simoni, A Kamischke, and E Nieschlag

Current status of the molecular diagnosis of Y-chromosomal microdeletions in the work-up of male infertility. Initiative for international quality control
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1764-1768; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1764 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JL Pryor and KP Roberts

Principles of sequence-tagged site selection in screening for Y deletions
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1768. [Request Permissions]  

MH Johnson

Should the use of assisted reproduction techniques be deregulated? The UK experience: options for change
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1769-1776; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1769 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Kemmann

Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) and assisted reproductive technology (ART). Quantification of risks as part of informed consent
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1777; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1777 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RE Felberbaum, M Ludwig, and K Diedrich

Are we on the verge of a new era in ART?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1778-1780; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1778 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MD Rawlins

Venous thromboembolism and the pill. Learning from the past: a response from The Committee on Safety of Medicines
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1781; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1781 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JD Fisch, BH Ortiz, SI Tazuke, U Chitkara, and LC Giudice

Medical management of interstitial ectopic pregnancy: a case report and literature review
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1981-1986; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1981 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Male infertility update. The ESHRE Capri Workshop Group
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2025-2032; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.2025 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

AM Jequier

Vasectomy related infertility: a major and costly medical problem
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1757-1759; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1757 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JP Pryor

Vasectomy: an effective form of contraception
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1759-1760. [Request Permissions]  

F Pierre, L de Poncheville, and C Chapron

A French survey on gynaecological laparoscopy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1761; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1761 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Jacob, L Drudy, R Conroy, and RF Harrison

Outcome from consecutive in-vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection attempts in the final group treated with urinary gonadotrophins and the first group treated with recombinant follicle stimulating hormone
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1783-1787; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1783 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Fleming, F Lloyd, M Herbert, J Fenwick, T Griffiths, and A Murdoch

Effects of profound suppression of luteinizing hormone during ovarian stimulation on follicular activity, oocyte and embryo function in cycles stimulated with purified follicle stimulating hormone
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1788-1792; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1788 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MM El Sadek, MK Amer, and M Fahmy

Acute cerebrovascular accidents with severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1793-1795; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1793 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W Vegetti, M Grazia Tibiletti, G Testa, Yankowski de Lauretis, F Alagna, E Castoldi, M Taborelli, T Motta, PF Bolis, L Dalpra, and PG Crosignani

Inheritance in idiopathic premature ovarian failure: analysis of 71 cases
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1796-1800; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1796 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Benzacken, JP Siffroi, B Straub, C Le Bourhis, S Sauvion, J Gaudelus, JP Dadoune, and JP Wolf

Advanced paternal age and de-novo complex chromosomal rearrangement in offspring
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1801-1803; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1801 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BW Mol, HC Matthijsse, DJ Tinga, T Huynh, PJ Hajenius, WM Ankum, PM Bossuyt, and F van der Veen

Fertility after conservative and radical surgery for tubal pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1804-1809; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1804 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Shalev, M Bustan, S Romano, Y Goldberg, and I Ben-Shlomo

Laparoscopic resection of ovarian benign cystic teratomas: experience with 84 cases
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1810-1812; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1810 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Dicker, A Dekel, R Orvieto, I Bar-Hava, D Feldberg, and Z Ben-Rafael

Ovarian abscess after ovum retrieval for in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1813-1814; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1813 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Dechaud, JP Daures, and B Hedon

Prospective evaluation of falloposcopy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1815-1818; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1815 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y Yaron, Y Ochshorn, A Amit, A Kogosowski, I Yovel, and JB Lessing

Oocyte donation in Israel: a study of 1001 initiated treatment cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1819-1824; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1819 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MG Hull, JA Williams, B Ray, EA McLaughlin, VA Akande, and WC Ford

The contribution of subtle oocyte or sperm dysfunction affecting fertilization in endometriosis-associated or unexplained infertility: a controlled comparison with tubal infertility and use of donor spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1825-1830; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1825 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

VL Souter, G Penney, JL Hopton, and AA Templeton

Patient satisfaction with the management of infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1831-1836; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1831 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Pal, L Leykin, JL Schifren, KB Isaacson, YC Chang, N Nikruil, Z Chen, and TL Toth

Malignancy may adversely influence the quality and behaviour of oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1837-1840; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1837 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Jarvela, A Tekay, and P Jouppila

The effects of a copper-intrauterine device on the uterine artery blood flow in regularly menstruating women
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1841-1845; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1841 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PI Pakarinen, P Lahteenmaki, E Lehtonen, and I Reima

The ultrastructure of human endometrium is altered by administration of intrauterine levonorgestrel
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1846-1853; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1846 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PH Chung, G Palermo, PN Schlegel, LL Veeck, JF Eid, and Z Rosenwaks

The use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection with electroejaculates from anejaculatory men
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1854-1858; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1854 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Ragni, L De Lauretis, G D'Ambrogio, S Pellegrini, P Maggioni, W Vegetti, L Perotti, A Dalla Serra, F Parazzini, and PG Crosignani

Semen preparation by standard swim-up versus swim-up with test yolk buffer incubation in intrauterine insemination: a randomized study
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1859-1863; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1859 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JP Twigg, DS Irvine, and RJ Aitken

Oxidative damage to DNA in human spermatozoa does not preclude pronucleus formation at intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1864-1871; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1864 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Friedler, A Raziel, Y Soffer, D Strassburger, D Komarovsky, and R Ron-El

The outcome of intracytoplasmic injection of fresh and cryopreserved epididymal spermatozoa from patients with obstructive azoospermia--a comparative study
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1872-1877; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1872 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CA Hargreaves, S Rogers, F Hills, F Rahman, RJ Howell, and ST Homa

Effects of co-trimoxazole, erythromycin, amoxycillin, tetracycline and chloroquine on sperm function in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1878-1886; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1878 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BE Reubinoff, D Abeliovich, M Werner, JG Schenker, A Safran, and A Lewin

A birth in non-mosaic Klinefelter's syndrome after testicular fine needle aspiration, intracytoplasmic sperm injection and preimplantation genetic diagnosis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1887-1892; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1887 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I De Croo, J Van der Elst, K Everaert, P De Sutter, and M Dhont

Fertilization, pregnancy and embryo implantation rates after ICSI with fresh or frozen-thawed testicular spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1893-1897; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1893 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Bernabeu, N Cremades, K Takahashi, and M Sousa

Successful pregnancy after spermatid injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1898-1900; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1898 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O Salha, D Nugent, T Dada, S Kaufmann, S Levett, L Jenner, S Lui, and V Sharma

The relationship between follicular fluid aspirate volume and oocyte maturity in in-vitro fertilization cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1901-1906; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1901 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Momoeda, O Tsutsumi, Y Morita, T Igarashi, A Suenaga, Y Osuga, H Shiotsu, T Yano, and Y Taketani

Differential effect of exogenous human chorionic gonadotrophin on progesterone production from normal or malfunctioning corpus luteum
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1907-1911; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1907 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Bergh, H Broden, K Lundin, and L Hamberger

Comparison of fertilization, cleavage and pregnancy rates of oocytes from large and small follicles
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1912-1915; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1912 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

YM Hwu, RK Lee, CP Chen, JT Su, YW Chen, and SP Lin

Development of hatching blastocysts from immature human oocytes following in-vitro maturation and fertilization using a co-culture system
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1916-1921; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1916 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Hlinka, M Herman, J Vesela, R Hredzak, S Horvath, and J Pacin

A modified method of intracytoplasmic sperm injection without the use of polyvinylpyrrolidone
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1922-1927; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1922 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Shibahara, M Mitsuo, M Inoue, A Hasegawa, M Shigeta, and K Koyama

Relationship between human in-vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection and the zona-free hamster egg penetration test
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1928-1932; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1928 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Parinaud, G Vieitez, P Milhet, and G Richoilley

Use of a plant enzyme preparation (Coronase) instead of hyaluronidase for cumulus cell removal before intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1933-1935; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1933 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Chamayou, A Guglielmino, A Giambona, S Siciliano, G Di Stefano, G Scibilia, C Humeau, A Maggio, and S Di Leo

Attitude of potential users in Sicily towards preimplantation genetic diagnosis for beta-thalassaemia and aneuploidies
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1936-1944; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1936 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O Cohen, B Schindel, and R Homburg

Uterine leiomyomata--a feature of acromegaly
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1945-1946; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1945 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Karlsson, G Bodelsson, M Bodelsson, and M Stjernquist

Endothelium-derived prostanoids reduce 5-hydroxytryptamine-induced contraction in the human uterine artery
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1947-1951; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1947 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Igarashi, M Iizuka, Y Abe, and Y Ibuki

Novel vaginal danazol ring therapy for pelvic endometriosis, in particular deeply infiltrating endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1952-1956; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1952 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MR Gazvani, S Christmas, S Quenby, J Kirwan, PM Johnson, and CR Kingsland

Peritoneal fluid concentrations of interleukin-8 in women with endometriosis: relationship to stage of disease
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1957-1961; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1957 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NA Bersinger, A Brandenberger, E Berger, CK Baumann, and MH Birkhauser

Serum pregnancy-specific beta1-glycoprotein before embryo transfer is related to endometrial thickness and to outcome prognosis in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization treatment
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1962-1967; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1962 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Fanchin, C Righini, F Olivennes, S Taylor, D de Ziegler, and R Frydman

Uterine contractions at the time of embryo transfer alter pregnancy rates after in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1968-1974; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1968 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AJ Drakeley, S Quenby, and RG Farquharson

Mid-trimester loss--appraisal of a screening protocol
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1975-1980; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1975 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MR Gazvani, DN Baruah, Z Alfirevic, and SJ Emery

Mifepristone in combination with methotrexate for the medical treatment of tubal pregnancy: a randomized, controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1987-1990; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1987 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EC Gadow, JE Paz, JS Lopez-Camelo, MG Dutra, JT Queenan, JL Simpson, VH Jennings, and EE Castilla

Unintended pregnancies in women delivering at 18 South American hospitals. NFP-ECLAMC Group. Latin American Collaborative Study of Congenital Malformations
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1991-1995; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1991 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Hartoov, E Geva, I Wolman, L Lerner-Geva, JB Lessing, R Amster, A Amit, and A Jaffa

A 3 year, prospectively-designed study of late selective multifetal pregnancy reduction
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1996-1998; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1996 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Inion, J Gerris, M Joostens, B De Vree, M Kockx, and P Verdonk

An unexpected triplet heterotopic pregnancy after replacement of two embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 1999-2001; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.1999 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

WA Grobman and MP Milad

Conservative laparoscopic management of a large cornual ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2002-2004; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Minakami, M Sayama, Y Honma, S Matsubara, T Koike, I Sato, A Uchida, Y Eguchi, M Momoi, and S Araki

Lower risks of adverse outcome in twins conceived by artificial reproductive techniques compared with spontaneously conceived twins
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2005-2008; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.2005 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V Soderstrom-Anttila, N Sajaniemi, A Tiitinen, and O Hovatta

Health and development of children born after oocyte donation compared with that of those born after in-vitro fertilization, and parents' attitudes regarding secrecy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2009-2015; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.2009 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JM Mur, P Wild, R Rapp, JP Vautrin, and JP Coulon

Demographic evaluation of the fertility of aluminium industry workers: influence of exposure to heat and static magnetic fields
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2016-2019; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.2016 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SR Lindheim, M Frumovitz, and MV Sauer

Recruitment and screening policies and procedures used to establish a paid donor oocyte registry
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2020-2024; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.7.2020 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS:

K Vicdan

The value of maternal serum creatine kinase in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2033a. [Request Permissions]  

LW Chamley, NS Pattison, and H Liddell

Beta2 glycoprotein I-dependent anticardiolipin antibodies in recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2033b-2034b. [Request Permissions]  

R Balet, P Egbase, and JG Grudzinskas

TESE and the distribution of spermatogenesis in the testicles of azoospermic men
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2034-2035. [Request Permissions]  

S Paynter, L O'Neil, and B Fuller

Cooling rates in embryo cryopreservation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2035-2036. [Request Permissions]  

AM Jequier

Clinical andrology today
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2036-2037. [Request Permissions]  

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