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Contents: Volume 14, Number 3 March 1999   [Index by Author]

      Debate

      Opinions

      Outstanding Contribution

      Endocrinology

      Immunology

      Genetics

      Infertility

      Contraception

      Andrology

      Fertilization and early embryology

      Uterus and Endometrium

      Endometriosis

      Pregnancy

      Cancer

      Letters to the Editor

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Debate:

Fady I. Sharara: The role of hydrosalpinx in IVF: simply mechanical?
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 577-578; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.577 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Matthias Bloechle: What is a hydrosalpinx? A plea for the use of a proper terminology in scientific discussion
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 578; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.578 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]

Opinions:

Beverly I. Strassmann: Menstrual synchrony pheromones: cause for doubt
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 579-580; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.579 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ann Lalos: Breaking bad news concerning fertility
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 581-585; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.581 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J.M. Jenkins: The Internet, intranets and reproductive medicine
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 586-589; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.586 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G.T. Kovacs: What factors are important for successful embryo transfer after in-vitro fertilization?
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 590-592; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.590 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Outstanding Contribution:

Stephen Greenhouse, Philip E. Castle, and Jurrien Dean: Antibodies to human ZP3 induce reversible contraception in transgenic mice with `humanized' zonae pellucidae
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 593-600; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.593 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Endocrinology:

Nicola Doldi, Elena Marsiglio, Alessandro Destefani, Alessandra Gessi, Giampiero Merati, and Augusto Ferrari: Elevated serum progesterone on the day of HCG administration in IVF is associated with a higher pregnancy rate in polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 601-605; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.601 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Levy, S. Gurevitch, I. Bar-Hava, J. Ashkenazi, A. Magazanik, R. Homburg, R. Orvieto, and Z. Ben-Rafael: Pharmacokinetics of natural progesterone administered in the form of a vaginal tablet
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 606-610; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.606 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.M. Fulghesu, F. Cucinelli, V. Pavone, F. Murgia, M. Guido, A. Caruso, S. Mancuso, and A. Lanzone: Changes in luteinizing hormone and insulin secretion in polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 611-617; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.611 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

W.M. Buckett, R. Bouzayen, K.L. Watkin, T. Tulandi, and S.L. Tan: Ovarian stromal echogenicity in women with normal and polycystic ovaries
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 618-621; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.618 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Henk J. Out, Svend Lindenberg, Anne Lis Mikkelsen, Talia Eldar-Geva, David L. Healy, Arthur Leader, Francisco J. Rodriguez-Escudero, Juan A. Garcia-Velasco, and Antonio Pellicer: A prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical trial to study the efficacy and efficiency of a fixed dose of recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (Puregon^®) in women undergoing ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 622-627; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.622 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Carmen Mendoza, Nieves Cremades, Estrella Ruiz-Requena, Francisco Martinez, Esperanza Ortega, Sergio Bernabeu, and Jan Tesarik: Relationship between fertilization results after intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and intrafollicular steroid, pituitary hormone and cytokine concentrations
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 628-635; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.628 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Farook Al-Azzawi, May Wahab, John Thompson, Malcolm Whitehead, and William Thompson: Acceptability and patterns of uterine bleeding in sequential trimegestone-based hormone replacement therapy: a dose-ranging study
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 636-641; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.636 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Charles L. Chaffin, David L. Hess, and Richard L. Stouffer: Dynamics of periovulatory steroidogenesis in the rhesus monkey follicle after ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 642-649; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.642 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Immunology:

Koichi Ito, Tadao Tanaka, Norio Tsutsumi, Fumiya Obata, and Noboru Kashiwagi: Possible mechanisms of immunotherapy for maintaining pregnancy in recurrent spontaneous aborters: analysis of anti-idiotypic antibodies directed against autologous T-cell receptors
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 650-655; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.650 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ashley King, Lucy Gardner, and Y.W. Loke: Co-stimulation of human decidual natural killer cells by interleukin-2 and stromal cells
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 656-663; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.656 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Genetics:

Chih-Ping Chen, Schu-Rern Chern, Tao-Yeuan Wang, Wayseen Wang, Kung-Liahng Wang, and Cherng-Jye Jeng: Androgen receptor gene mutations in 46,XY females with germ cell tumours
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 664-670; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.664 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

Judy Parkinson, Cuong Tran, Tih Tan, Jeffrey Nelson, Joel Batzofin, and Paulo Serafini: Perinatal outcome after in-vitro fertilization-surrogacy
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 671-676; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.671 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Imad M. Ghazzawi, S. Al-Hasani, R. Karaki, and S. Souso: Transfer technique and catheter choice influence the incidence of transcervical embryo expulsion and the outcome of IVF
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 677-682; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.677 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Rongières-Bertrand, F. Olivennes, C. Righini, R. Fanchin, J. Taïeb, S. Hamamah, P. Bouchard, and R. Frydman: Revival of the natural cycles in in-vitro fertilization with the use of a new gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist (Cetrorelix): a pilot study with minimal stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 683-688; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.683 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Maarten A.H.M. Wiegerinck, Marlies Y. Bongers, Ben W.J. Mol, and Maas-Jan Heineman: How concordant are the estimated rates of natural conception and in-vitro fertilization/embryo transfer success?*
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 689-693; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.689 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Rossato, G.B.La Sala, M. Balasini, F. Taricco, C. Galeazzi, A. Ferlin, and C. Foresta: Sperm treatment with extracellular ATP increases fertilization rates in in-vitro fertilization for male factor infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 694-697; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.694 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sinikka Nuojua-Huttunen, Candido Tomas, Risto Bloigu, Leena Tuomivaara, and Hannu Martikainen: Intrauterine insemination treatment in subfertility: an analysis of factors affecting outcome
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 698-703; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.698 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Daisaku Senoh, Toshihiro Yanagihara, Masashi Akiyama, Yohichi Ohnishi, Chizu Yamashiro, Hirokazu Tanaka, Keiji Hayashi, and Toshiyuki Hata: Laparoscopy-assisted intrapelvic sonography with a high-frequency, real-time miniature transducer for assessment of the Fallopian tube: a preliminary report
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 704-706; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.704 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Watrelot, J.M. Dreyfus, and J.P. Andine: Evaluation of the performance of fertiloscopy in 160 consecutive infertile patients with no obvious pathology
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 707-711; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.707 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hany Lashen, William Ledger, Andrés López Bernal, and David Barlow: Extremes of body mass do not adversely affect the outcome of superovulation and in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 712-715; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.712 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Contraception:

M. Hickey, M. Simbar, R. Markham, L. Young, F. Manconi, P. Russell, and I.S. Fraser: Changes in vascular basement membrane in the endometrium of Norplant users
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 716-721; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.716 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Oi Shan Tang, Pei Pei Gao, Linan Cheng, Sharon W.H. Lee, and Pak Chung Ho: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study to assess the effect of oral contraceptive pills on the outcome of medical abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 722-725; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.722 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

S. Kahraman, C. Akarsu, G. Cengiz, K. Dirican, E. Sözen, Belgin Can, Cengiz Güven, and P. Vanderzwalmen: Fertility of ejaculated and testicular megalohead spermatozoa with intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 726-730; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.726 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. Andolz, M.A. Bielsa, and J. Vila: Evolution of semen quality in North-eastern Spain: a study in 22 759 infertile men over a 36 year period
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 731-735; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.731 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Imad M. Ghazzawi, S. Alhasani, M. Taher, and S. Souso: Reproductive capacity of round spermatids compared with mature spermatozoa in a population of azoospermic men
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 736-740; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.736 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gianpiero D. Palermo, Peter N. Schlegel, June J. Hariprashad, Berrin Ergün, Anna Mielnik, Nikica Zaninovic, Lucinda L. Veeck, and Zev Rosenwaks: Fertilization and pregnancy outcome with intracytoplasmic sperm injection for azoospermic men
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 741-748; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.741 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adrian Shulman, Baruch Feldman, Igael Madgar, Jacob Levron, Shlomo Mashiach, and Jehoshua Dor: In-vitro fertilization treatment for severe male factor: the fertilization potential of immotile spermatozoa obtained by testicular extraction
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 749-752; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.749 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Robert N. Clarke, Susan C. Klock, Anne Geoghegan, and David E. Travassos: Relationship between psychological stress and semen quality among in-vitro fertilization patients
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 753-758; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.753 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ming-Jer Chen and Ariff Bongso: Comparative evaluation of two density gradient preparations for sperm separation for medically assisted conception
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 759-764; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.759 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T.G. Cooper, A.D. Atkinson, and E. Nieschlag: Experience with external quality control in spermatology
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 765-769; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.765 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertilization and early embryology:

M.C. Magli, L. Gianaroli, D. Fortini, A.P. Ferraretti, and S. Munné: Impact of blastomere biopsy and cryopreservation techniques on human embryo viability
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 770-773; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.770 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chui-Yee Fong and Ariff Bongso: Comparison of human blastulation rates and total cell number in sequential culture media with and without co-culture
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 774-781; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.774 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Selmo Geber and Marcos Sampaio: Blastomere development after embryo biopsy: a new model to predict embryo development and to select for transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 782-786; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.782 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Uterus and Endometrium:

George Nikas, Osman H. Develioglu, James P. Toner, and Howard W. Jones, Jr: Endometrial pinopodes indicate a shift in the window of receptivity in IVF cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 787-792; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.787 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Joannan L. Skinner, Simon C. Riley, Ailsa E. Gebbie, Anna F. Glasier, and Hilary O.D. Critchley: Regulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in endometrium during the menstrual cycle and following administration of intrauterine levonorgestrel
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 793-799; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.793 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Elaine N. Unemori, Mark E. Erikson, Susan E. Rocco, Kerri M. Sutherland, Dawn A. Parsell, John Mak, and Beverly H. Grove: Relaxin stimulates expression of vascular endothelial growth factor in normal human endometrial cells in vitro and is associated with menometrorrhagia in women
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 800-806; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.800 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.J. Vincent, N. Malakooti, J. Zhang, P.A.W. Rogers, B. Affandi, and L.A. Salamonsen: Endometrial breakdown in women using Norplant is associated with migratory cells expressing matrix metalloproteinase-9 (gelatinase B)
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 807-815; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.807 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Endometriosis:

C.A.M. Koks, P.G. Groothuis, G.A.J. Dunselman, A.F.P.M.de Goeij, and J.L.H. Evers: Adhesion of shed menstrual tissue in an in-vitro model using amnion and peritoneum: a light and electron microscopic study
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 816-822; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.816 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pregnancy:

C.S. von Kaisenberg, K.H. Nicolaides, and B. Brand-Saberi: Lymphatic vessel hypoplasia in fetuses with Turner syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 823-826; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.823 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.E. O'Connor, J.R. McFarlane, S. Hayward, T. Yohkaichiya, N.P. Groome, and D.M. de Kretser: Serum activin A and follistatin concentrations during human pregnancy: a cross-sectional and longitudinal study
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 827-832; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.827 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B.C.P. Chan and T.T. Lao: Influence of parity on the obstetric performance of mothers aged 40 years and above
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 833-837; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.833 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B. Jablonowska, A. Selbing, M. Palfi, J. Ernerudh, S. Kjellberg, and B. Lindton: Prevention of recurrent spontaneous abortion by intravenous immunoglobulin: a double-blind placebo-controlled study
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 838-841; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.838 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

E. Jauniaux, N.A. Bersinger, B. Gulbis, and S. Meuris: The contribution of maternal serum markers in the early prenatal diagnosis of molar pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 842-846; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.842 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Yitzhak, R. Orvieto, S. Nitke, M. Neuman-Levin, Z. Ben-Rafael, and A. Schoenfeld: Case Report: Cervical pregnancy — a conservative stepwise approach
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 847-849; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.847 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adrian Barnett, Jeremy Chipchase, and Jonathan Hewitt: Case Report: Simultaneous rupturing heterotopic pregnancy and acute appendicitis in an in-vitro fertilization twin pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 850-851; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.850 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Nalinee Deshpande, Alan Mathers, and Umesh Acharya: Case Report: Broad ligament twin pregnancy following in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 852-854; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.852 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Salim Bassil, Ulrich Steinhart, and Jacques Donnez: Case Report: Successful laparoscopic management of adnexal torsion during week 25 of a twin pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 855-857; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.855 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cancer:

Toshiyuki Hata, Toshihiro Yanagihara, Keiji Hayashi, Chizu Yamashiro, Yohichi Ohnishi, Masashi Akiyama, Atsushi Manabe, and Kohji Miyazaki: Three-dimensional ultrasonographic evaluation of ovarian tumours: a preliminary study
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 858-862; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.858 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

Kubilay Vicdan, Ahmet Zeki Isik, Ivo Noci, and Mario Maggi: Low day 3 luteinizing hormone values are predictive of reduced response to ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 863-864; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.863 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Zeev Shoham, P. Devroey, H. Tournaye, A. Van Steirteghem, P. Hendrix, and H.J. Out: Ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 864-865; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.864 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Nick Wood: Pathophysiology of unilateral pleural effusions in the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 866; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.3.866 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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