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Contents: Volume 14, Number 6 June 1999   [Index by Author]

      Debate Continued

      Debate

      Endocrinology

      Immunology

      Surgery

      Infertility

      Contraception

      Andrology

      Ovary and ovulation

      Fertilization and early embryology

      Uterus and endometrium

      Endometriosis

      Pregnancy

      Birth

      Cancer

      Psychology

      Letters to the Editor

      Erratum

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Debate Continued:

G.M. Jones and A.O. Trounson: The benefits of extended culture
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1405-1408; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1405 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debate:

Godwin I Meniru: Is Puregon a `good' or `super' drug?
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1409-1411; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1409 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adam H. Balen, Catherine J. Hayden, and Anthony J. Rutherford: Clinical efficacy of recombinant gonadotrophins
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1411-1417; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1411 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

E.R. Hernández: The good, the bad and the ugly
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1417-1418; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1417 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Christina Bergh: Recombinant follicle stimulating hormone
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1418-1420; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1418 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Endocrinology:

P.E. Egbase, M. Al Sharhan, and J.G. Grudzinskas: Early unilateral follicular aspiration compared with coasting for the prevention of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a prospective randomized study
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1421-1425; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1421 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Albano, J. Smitz, H. Tournaye, H. Riethmüller-Winzen, A. Van Steirteghem, and P. Devroey: Luteal phase and clinical outcome after human menopausal gonadotrophin/gonadotrophin releasing hormone antagonist treatment for ovarian stimulation in in-vitro fertilization/intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1426-1430; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1426 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

F. Raga, F. Bonilla-Musoles, E.M. Casañ, and F. Bonilla: Recombinant follicle stimulating hormone stimulation in poor responders with normal basal concentrations of follicle stimulating hormone and oestradiol: improved reproductive outcome
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1431-1434; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1431 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Sir-Petermann, V. Piwonka, F. Pérez, M. Maliqueo, S.E. Recabarren, and L. Wildt: Are circulating leptin and luteinizing hormone synchronized in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome?
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1435-1439; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1435 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Margareta Fridström, Kjell Carlström, Peter Sjöblom, and Torbjörn Hillensjö: Effect of prednisolone on serum and follicular fluid androgen concentrations in women with polycystic ovary syndrome undergoing in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1440-1444; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1440 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

John D. Brannian, Yulian Zhao, and Michelle McElroy: Leptin inhibits gonadotrophin-stimulated granulosa cell progesterone production by antagonizing insulin action
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1445-1448; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1445 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Aglaia Pappa, Konstantin Seferiadis, Theodore Fotsis, Andrej Shevchenko, Marios Marselos, Orestes Tsolas, and Ioannis E.Messinis: Purification of a candidate gonadotrophin surge attenuating factor from human follicular fluid
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1449-1456; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1449 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.P. Ferraretti, L. Gianaroli, C. Magli, D. Fortini, H.A. Selman, and E. Feliciani: Elective cryopreservation of all pronucleate embryos in women at risk of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: efficiency and safety
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1457-1460; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1457 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Immunology:

T. Eldar-Geva, C. Wood, N. Lolatgis, L. Rombauts, G. Kovacs, J. Fuscaldo, and A.O. Trounson: Cumulative pregnancy and live birth rates in women with antiphospholipid antibodies undergoing assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1461-1466; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1461 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Surgery:

Asher Shushan, Hossam Mohamed, and Adam L. Magos: A case-control study to compare the variability of operating time in laparoscopic and open surgery
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1467-1469; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1467 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tomio Sawada, Kiyoshi Hasegawa, Kazuhiko Tsukada, and Seiji Kawakami: Adhesion preventive effect of hyaluronic acid after intraperitoneal surgery in mice
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1470-1472; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1470 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Francisco Tresserra, Pablo Grases, Alicia Ubeda, Maria Angela Pascual, Pedro J. Grases, and Ramon Labastida: Morphological changes in hysterectomies after endometrial ablation
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1473-1477; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1473 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

Niels Henrik I. Hjollund, Tina Kold Jensen, Jens Peter E. Bonde, Tine Brink Henriksen, Anna-Maria Andersson, and Niels Erik Skakkebæk: Is glycosylated haemoglobin a marker of fertility? A follow-up study of first-pregnancy planners
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1478-1482; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1478 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P.E. Egbase, M. Al Sharhan, M. Diejomaoh, and J.G. Grudzinskas: Antiphospholipid antibodies in infertile couples with two consecutive miscarriages after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1483-1486; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1483 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Martin Pook, Walter Krause, and Bernd Röhrle: Coping with infertility: distress and changes in sperm quality
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1487-1492; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1487 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Contraception:

Michael A. Lewis, Kenneth D. MacRae, Dörthe Kühl-Habich1, Rudolf Bruppacher, Lothar A.J. Heinemann, and Walter O. Spitzer: The differential risk of oral contraceptives: the impact of full exposure history
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1493-1499; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1493 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J.-C. Todd, R. Lawrenson, R.D.T. Farmer, T.J. Williams, and G.M. Leydon: Venous thromboembolic disease and combined oral contraceptives: A re-analysis of the MediPlus database
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1500-1505; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1500 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

Yasuhisa Yamamoto, Nikolaos Sofikitis, and Ikuo Miyagawa: Ooplasmic injections of rabbit round spermatid nuclei or intact round spermatids from fresh, cryopreserved and cryostored samples
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1506-1515; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1506 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Yasuhisa Yamamoto, Kenji Shimamoto, Nikolaos Sofikitis, and Ikuo Miyagawa: Effects of hypercholesterolaemia on Leydig and Sertoli cell secretory function and the overall sperm fertilizing capacity in the rabbit
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1516-1521; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1516 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

E.A. Castellón and C.C. Huidobro: Androgen regulation of glycosidase secretion in epithelial cell cultures from human epididymis
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1522-1527; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1522 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Irfan Aslam and Simon Fishel: Evaluation of the fertilization potential of freshly isolated, in-vitro cultured and cryopreserved human spermatids by injection into hamster oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1528-1533; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1528 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bernadette Loras, Florence Vételé, Ahmed El Malki, Jacques Rollet, Jean-Claude Soufir, and Mohamed Benahmed: Seminal transforming growth factor-ß in normal and infertile men
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1534-1539; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1534 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Peter Y. Liu, Leo Turner, Debra Rushford, Jillian McDonald, H.W.Gordon Baker, Ann J. Conway, and David J. Handelsman: Efficacy and safety of recombinant human follicle stimulating hormone (Gonal-F) with urinary human chorionic gonadotrophin for induction of spermatogenesis and fertility in gonadotrophin-deficient men
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1540-1545; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1540 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Simón Marina, Fernando Marina, Ruth Alcolea, Javier Nadal, M. Carme Pons, Mark Grossmann, Rosabel Expósito, and Joan Vidal: Triplet pregnancy achieved through intracytoplasmic sperm injection with spermatozoa obtained by prostatic massage of a paraplegic patient: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1546-1548; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1546 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ovary and ovulation:

K.E. Ratcliffe, F.W. Anthony, M.C. Richardson, and R.W. Stones: Morphology and functional characteristics of human ovarian microvascular endothelium
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1549-1554; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1549 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C.S. Wright, O. Hovatta, R. Margara, G. Trew, R.M.L. Winston, S. Franks, and K. Hardy: Effects of follicle-stimulating hormone and serum substitution on the in-vitro growth of human ovarian follicles
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1555-1562; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1555 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C.Yding Andersen, G. Morineau, M. Fukuda, L.G. Westergaard, H.J. Ingerslev, J. Fiet, and A.G. Byskov: Assessment of the follicular cortisol:cortisone ratio
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1563-1568; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1563 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertilization and early embryology:

Fouad S. Trad, Mehmet Toner, and John D. Biggers: Effects of cryoprotectants and ice-seeding temperature on intracellular freezing and survival of human oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1569-1577; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1569 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Kerjean, C. Poirot, S. Epelboin, and P. Jouannet: Effect of in-utero diethylstilboestrol exposure on human oocyte quality and fertilization in a programme of in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1578-1581; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1578 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. Fulka, Jr, N.L. First, J. Fulka1, and R.M. Moor: Checkpoint control of the G2/M phase transition during the first mitotic cycle in mammalian eggs
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1582-1587; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1582 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N. Desai, M. Scarrow, J. Lawson, D. Kinzer, and J. Goldfarb: Evaluation of the effect of interleukin-6 and human extracellullar matrix on embryonic development
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1588-1592; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1588 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Uterus and endometrium:

P. Lesny, S.R. Killick, R.L. Tetlow, D.J. Manton, J. Robinson, and S.D. Maguiness: Ultrasound evaluation of the uterine zonal anatomy during in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1593-1598; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1593 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Oliver, M.J. Montes, J.A. Galindo, C. Ruiz, and E.G. Olivares: Human decidual stromal cells express ${alpha}$ -smooth muscle actin and show ultrastructural similarities with myofibroblasts
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1599-1605; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1599 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jehn-Hsiahn Yang, Ming-Yih Wu, Chin-Der Chen, Mau-Chaio Jiang, Hong-Nerng Ho, and Yu-Shih Yang: Association of endometrial blood flow as determined by a modified colour Doppler technique with subsequent outcome of in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1606-1610; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1606 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Endometriosis:

Y. Osuga, O. Tsutsumi, R. Okagaki, Y. Takai, A. Fujimoto, A. Suenaga, M. Maruyama, M. Momoeda, T. Yano, and Y. Taketani: Hepatocyte growth factor concentrations are elevated in peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1611-1613; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1611 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pregnancy:

Rekha Bajoria, Mark Sullivan, and Nicholas M. Fisk: Endothelin concentrations in monochorionic twins with severe twin–twin transfusion syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1614-1618; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1614 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Wheeler, P.W. Evans, F.W. Anthony, K.M. Godfrey, D.T. Howe, and C. Osmond: Relationship between maternal serum vascular endothelial growth factor concentration in early pregnancy and fetal and placental growth
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1619-1623; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1619 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Joseph Tal, Liliana M. Schliamser, Zvi Leibovitz, Gonen Ohel, and Dina Attias: A possible role for activated protein C resistance in patients with first and second trimester pregnancy failure
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1624-1627; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1624 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bruno Vailhé, Johannes Dietl, Michaela Kapp, Bettina Toth, and Petra Arck: Increased blood vessel density in decidua parietalis is associated with spontaneous human first trimester abortion
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1628-1634; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1628 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K. Singh, Y.F. Fong, R.N.V. Prasad, and F. Dong: Does an acidic medium enhance the efficacy of vaginal misoprostol for pre-abortion cervical priming?
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1635-1637; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1635 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Eric Jauniaux, Beatrice Gulbis, and Erik Gerloo: Free amino acids in human fetal liver and fluids at 12–17 weeks of gestation
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1638-1641; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1638 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sverre Bjercke, Tom Tanbo, Per Olav Dale, Lars Mørkrid, and Thomas Åbyholm: Human chorionic gonadotrophin concentrations in early pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1642-1646; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1642 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Leena Anttila, Tuula-Anneli Penttilä, and Anne-Maria Suikkari: Successful pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization and transmyometrial embryo transfer in a patient with congenital atresia of cervix: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1647-1649; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1647 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Birth:

Snunit Ben-Ozer and Michael Vermesh: Full term delivery following cryopreservation of human embryos for 7.5 years: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1650-1652; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1650 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cancer:

Elena Ricci, Fabio Parazzini, Eva Negri, Silvia Marsico, and Carlo La Vecchia: Fertility drugs and the risk of breast cancer
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1653-1655; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1653 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Psychology:

K.A. Sanders and N.W. Bruce: Psychosocial stress and treatment outcome following assisted reproductive technology
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1656-1662; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1656 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

Mark A. Damario and Daniel A. Dumesic: A randomized trial of blastocyst culture and transfer in in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1663; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1663 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

David K. Gardner and William B. Schoolcraft: A randomized trial of blastocyst culture and transfer in in-vitro fertilization: Reply
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1663a; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1663a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Hillensjö, M. Wikland, and M. Wood: Albumin in the prevention of severe OHSS
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1664-1665; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1664 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Raoul Orvieto and Zion Ben-Rafael: Albumin in the prevention of severe OHSS: Reply
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1664a-1665a; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1664a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jacques Testart: Facts of artefacts—epigenetic or episcientific?
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1665; doi:10.1093/humrep/14.6.1665 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Erratum:

Hiroshi Okada, Hitoshi Fujioka, Noboru Tatsumi, Masato Fujisawa, Kazuo Gohji, Soichi Arakawa, Hiroshi Kato, Shin-Ichiro Kobayashi, Shinzo Isojima, and Sadao Kamidono: Assisted reproduction for infertile patients with 9 + 0 immotile spermatozoa associated with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease
Hum. Reprod. 1999 14: 1666. [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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