Human Reproduction

Debates

Ian A. Brewis

Proteomics in reproductive research: The potential importance of proteomics to research in reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2927-2929; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2927 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael A. Graf and Robert Fischer

Severe OHSS: An `epidemic' of severe OHSS: a price we have to pay?
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2930-2931; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2930 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Opinions

T. Scholz, S. Bartholomäus, I. Grimmer, H. Kentenich, and M. Obladen

Problems of multiple births after ART: medical, psychological, social and financial aspects
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2932-2937; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2932 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debra A. Gook and David H. Edgar

Cryopreservation of the human female gamete: current and future issues
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2938-2940; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2938 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gary N. Clarke

Sperm cryopreservation: is there a significant risk of cross-contamination?
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2941-2943; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2941 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Outstanding Contributions

Get checked abstract E. Somigliana, P. Viganò, G. Rossi, S. Carinelli, M. Vignali, and P. Panina-Bordignon

Endometrial ability to implant in ectopic sites can be prevented by interleukin-12 in a murine model of endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2944-2950; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2944 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Endocrinology

Get checked abstract Lilliana Ciotta, Vincenzo De Leo, Fabiola Galvani, Antonio La Marca, and Antonio Cianci

Endocrine and metabolic effects of octreotide, a somatostatin analogue, in lean PCOS patients with either hyperinsulinaemia or lean normoinsulinaemia
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2951-2958; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2951 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Ian Craft, Amin Gorgy, Jennifer Hill, David Menon, and Barbara Podsiadly

Will GnRH antagonists provide new hope for patients considered `difficult responders' to GnRH agonist protocols?
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2959-2962; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2959 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract I.R. Pirwany, R.W.S. Yates, I.T. Cameron, and R. Fleming

Effects of the insulin sensitizing drug metformin on ovarian function, follicular growth and ovulation rate in obese women with oligomenorrhoea
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2963-2968; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2963 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H.M. Buckler, W.R. Robertson, A. Anderson, M. Vickers, and A. Lambert

Ovulation induction with low dose alternate day recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (Puregon)
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2969-2973; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2969 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Immunology

Get checked abstract Shlomit Orgad, Ron Loewenthal, Ephraim Gazit, Siegal Sadetzki, Ilya Novikov, and Howard Carp

The prognostic value of anti-paternal antibodies and leukocyte immunizations on the proportion of live births in couples with consecutive recurrent miscarriages
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2974-2979; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2974 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Koichi Takakuwa, Keisuke Honda, Keisuke Ishii, Isao Hataya, Masako Yasuda, and Kenichi Tanaka

Studies on the HLA-DRB1 genotypes in Japanese women with severe pre-eclampsia positive and negative for anticardiolipin antibody using a polymerase chain reaction–restriction fragment length polymorphism method
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2980-2986; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2980 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Genetics

Get checked abstract F. Vidal, J. Blanco, E.F. Fugger, K. Keyvanfar, M. Norton, J.D. Schulman, and J. Egozcue

Preliminary study of the incidence of disomy in sperm fractions after MicroSort flow cytometry
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2987-2990; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2987 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Surgery

Get checked abstract R. Marana, G.F. Catalano, L. Muzii, P. Caruana, F. Margutti, and S. Mancuso

The prognostic role of salpingoscopy in laparoscopic tubal surgery
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2991-2995; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2991 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A. Perino, G. Cucinella, R. Venezia, A. Castelli, and E. Cittadini

Total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus total abdominal hysterectomy: an assessment of the learning curve in a prospective randomized study
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 2996-2999; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.2996 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Arieh Raziel, Eytan Mordechai, Shevah Friedler, Morey Schachter, Mordechai Pansky, and Raphael Ron-El

Isolated recurrent torsion of the Fallopian tube: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3000-3001; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3000 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility

Get checked abstract Fabienne Devreker, Elena Pogonici, Viviane De Maertelaer, Philippe Revelard, Marc Van den Bergh, and Yvon Englert

Selection of good embryos for transfer depends on embryo cohort size: implications for the `mild ovarian stimulation' debate
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3002-3008; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3002 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Susan Macmillan and Allan Templeton

Screening for Chlamydia trachomatis in subfertile women
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3009-3012; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3009 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Contraception

Get checked abstract Anibal Faúndes, Francisco Alvarez, Vivian Brache, Leila Cochón, Ana Sofia Tejada, and Alfred Moo-Young

Correlation of endocrine profiles with bleeding patterns during use of Nestorone^® contraceptive implants
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3013-3017; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3013 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract A.F. Glasier, K.B. Smith, L. Cheng, P.C. Ho, Z. van der Spuy, and D.T. Baird

An international study on the acceptability of a once-a-month pill
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3018-3022; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3018 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology

Get checked abstract T. Vogel, R.M. Speed, P. Teague, and H.J. Cooke

Mice with Y chromosome deletion and reduced Rbm genes on a heterozygous Dazl1 null background mimic a human azoospermic factor phenotype
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3023-3029; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3023 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Medhat Amer, Shawky El Haggar, Taymour Moustafa, Taha Abd El-Naser, and Wael Zohdy

Testicular sperm extraction: impact of testicular histology on outcome, number of biopsies to be performed and optimal time for repetition
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3030-3034; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3030 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Nathalie Pallares-Ruiz, Soukeyna Carles, Marie Des Georges, Caroline Guittard, Françoise Arnal, Claude Humeau, and Mireille Claustres

Complete mutational screening of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene: cystic fibrosis mutations are not involved in healthy men with reduced sperm quality
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3035-3040; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3035 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Spermatogenesis and spermiogenesis

Get checked abstract Yasuhisa Yamamoto, Nikolaos Sofikitis, Yasuyuki Mio, and Ikuo Miyagawa

Highly sensitive quantitative telomerase assay of diagnostic testicular biopsy material predicts the presence of haploid spermatogenic cells in therapeutic testicular biopsy in men with Sertoli cell-only syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3041-3047; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3041 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract N.E. Bachtell, J. Conaghan, and P.J. Turek

The relative viability of human spermatozoa from the vas deferens, epididymis and testis before and after cryopreservation
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3048-3051; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3048 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertilization and early embryology

Get checked abstract Peter L. Kaye and Heather G. Gardner

Preimplantation access to maternal insulin and albumin increases fetal growth rate in mice
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3052-3059; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3052 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Rabindranath De La Fuente, Marilyn J. O'Brien, and John J. Eppig

Epidermal growth factor enhances preimplantation developmental competence of maturing mouse oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3060-3068; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3060 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract C. Sjöblom, M. Wikland, and S.A. Robertson

Granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor promotes human blastocyst development in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3069-3076; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3069 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract Lilia Kuleshova, Luca Gianaroli, Cristina Magli, Anna Ferraretti, and Alan Trounson

Birth following vitrification of a small number of human oocytes: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3077-3079; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3077 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Uterus and endometrium

Get checked abstract Anne M. Macpherson, David F. Archer, Susan Leslie, D.Stephen Charnock-Jones, W.Karolien Makkink, and Stephen K. Smith

The effect of etonogestrel on VEGF, oestrogen and progesterone receptor immunoreactivity and endothelial cell number in human endometrium
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3080-3087; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3080 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract M.A. Habiba, S.C. Bell, and F. Al-Azzawi

The effect of hormone replacement therapy on the number and the proliferation index of endometrial leukocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3088-3094; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3088 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract K.M. Abberton, D.L. Healy, and P.A.W. Rogers

Smooth muscle alpha actin and myosin heavy chain expression in the vascular smooth muscle cells surrounding human endometrial arterioles
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3095-3100; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3095 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract S.A. Sarani, M. Ghaffari-Novin, M.A. Warren, P. Dockery, and I.D. Cooke

Morphological evidence for the `implantation window' in human luminal endometrium
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3101-3106; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3101 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Endometriosis

Get checked abstract J.T. Awwad, R.A. Sayegh, X.J. Tao, T. Hassan, S.T. Awwad, and K. Isaacson

The SCID mouse: an experimental model for endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3107-3111; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3107 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pregnancy

Get checked abstract B.S. Horstkamp, H. Kiess, J. Krämer, H. Riess, W. Henrich, and J.W. Dudenhausen

Activated protein C resistance shows an association with pregnancy-induced hypertension
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3112-3115; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3112 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Birth

Get checked abstract P. Astolfi and L.A. Zonta

Reduced male births in major Italian cities
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3116-3119; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3116 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Children

Get checked abstract R. Jacobsen, H. Møller, and A. Mouritsen

Natural variation in the human sex ratio
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3120-3125; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3120 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology

Get checked abstract Rossella Ardenti, Cinzia Campari, Lorena Agazzi, and Giovanni Battista La Sala

Anxiety and perceptive functioning of infertile women during in-vitro fertilization: exploratory survey of an Italian sample
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3126-3132; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3126 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Get checked abstract H. Colpin, A.De Munter, K. Nys, and L. Vandemeulebroecke

Parenting stress and psychosocial well-being among parents with twins conceived naturally or by reproductive technology
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3133-3137; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3133 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE

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ESHRE Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Consortium: preliminary assessment of data from January 1997 to September 1998
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3138-3148; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3138 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor

Ahmed M.A. Mahmoud, Frank H. Comhaire, Armand B. Christophe, C. Rolf, T.G. Cooper, and E. Nieschlag

Oral antioxidants and male infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3149-3150; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3149 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas Müller, Monika Rehn, Uwe Pöhls, Peter Kristen, Johannes Dietl, and Toshiyuki Hata

Three-dimensional ultrasonographic evaluation of ovarian tumours
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 3150-3151; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.12.3150 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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