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Contents: Volume 15, Number 1 January 2000   [Index by Author]

      Debate

      Debate Continued

      Endocrinology

      Reproductive physiology

      Reproductive pathology

      Infertility

      Contraception

      Andrology

      Surgery

      Embryology

      Genetics and genetic diagnosis

      Pregnancy

      Letters to the Editor

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Debate:

I.A. Brosens and J.J. Brosens: Redefining endometriosis: Is deep endometriosis a progressive disease?
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1-3; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.1 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. Leyendecker: Redefining endometriosis: Endometriosis is an entity with extreme pleiomorphism
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 4-7; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.4 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debate Continued:

P. E. Egbase: Severe OHSS: How many cases are preventable?
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 8-10; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.8 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Endocrinology:

S.D. Harlow, D.D. Baird, C.R. Weinberg, and A.J. Wilcox: Urinary oestrogen patterns in long follicular phases
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 11-16; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.11 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. De Placido, C. Alviggi, A. Mollo, I. Strina, M.T. Varricchio, and M. Molis: Recombinant follicle stimulating hormone is effective in poor responders to highly purified follicle stimulating hormone
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 17-20; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.17 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Antonio la Marca, Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Giuseppe Morgante, Tiziana Paglia, Antonio Ciani, and Vincenzo De Leo: Metformin treatment reduces ovarian cytochrome P-450c17 ${alpha}$ response to human chorionic gonadotrophin in women with insulin resistance-related polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 21-23; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.21 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mariet W. Elting, Ted J.M. Korsen, Lyset T.M. Rekers-Mombarg, and Joop Schoemaker: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome gain regular menstrual cycles when ageing
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 24-28; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.24 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Henk J. Out, Didi D.M. Braat, Bea M.E. Lintsen, Timur Gurgan, Orhan Bukulmez, Oya Gökmen, Gürhan Keles, Pedro Caballero, José M. González, Francisco Fábregues, Juan Balasch, and Roger Roulier: Increasing the daily dose of recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (Puregon^®) does not compensate for the age-related decline in retrievable oocytes after ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 29-35; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.29 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M.A. Habiba, S.C. Bell, and F. Al-Azzawi: The effect of hormone replacement therapy on the immunoreactive concentrations in the endometrium of oestrogen and progesterone receptor, heat shock protein 27, and human ß-lactoglobulin
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 36-42; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.36 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N.G.M. Beckers, J.S.E. Laven, M.J.C. Eijkemans, and B.C.J.M. Fauser: Follicular and luteal phase characteristics following early cessation of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist during ovarian stimulation for in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 43-49; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.43 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hsin-Shih Wang, Tzu-Hao Wang, and Yung-Kuei Soong: Elevation of insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-1 mRNA expression following hormone replacement therapy
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 50-54; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.50 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive physiology:

Susan A.Treloar, Sheda Sadrzadeh, Kim-Anh Do, Nicholas G.Martin, and Cornelis B.Lambalk: Birth weight and age at menopause in Australian female twin pairs: exploration of the fetal origin hypothesis
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 55-59; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.55 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Rafael Luboshitzky, Michal Levi, Zila Shen-Orr, Zeev Blumenfeld, Paula Herer, and Peretz Lavie: Long-term melatonin administration does not alter pituitary-gonadal hormone secretion in normal men
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 60-65; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.60 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive pathology:

Chin-Der Chen, Ming-Yih Wu, Hsin-Fu Chen, Shee-Uan Chen, Hong-Nerng Ho, and Yu-Shih Yang: Relationships of serum pro-inflammatory cytokines and vascular endothelial growth factor with liver dysfunction in severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 66-71; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.66 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Majedah Al-Azemi, Andrés López Bernal, Jo Steele, Isabelle Gramsbergen, David Barlow, and Stephen Kennedy: Ovarian response to repeated controlled stimulation in in-vitro fertilization cycles in patients with ovarian endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 72-75; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.72 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. Kunz, D. Beil, P. Huppert, and G. Leyendecker: Structural abnormalities of the uterine wall in women with endometriosis and infertility visualized by vaginal sonography and magnetic resonance imaging
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 76-82; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.76 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M.L. Check, T. Brown, and J.H. Check: Recovery of spermatogenesis and successful conception after bone marrow transplant for acute leukaemia: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 83-85; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.83 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R.D. Murray, R.M. Davison, R.C. Russell, and G.S. Conway: Clinical presentation of PCOS following development of an insulinoma: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 86-88; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.86 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

R.L. Schild, S. Holthaus, J. d'Alquen, R. Fimmers, C. Dorn, H. van der Ven, and M. Hansmann: Quantitative assessment of subendometrial blood flow by three-dimensional-ultrasound is an important predictive factor of implantation in an in-vitro fertilization programme
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 89-94; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.89 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Z. Philips, M. Barraza-Llorens, and J. Posnett: Evaluation of the relative cost-effectiveness of treatments for infertility in the UK
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 95-106; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.95 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ellen G. Wood, Frances R. Batzer, Kathryn J. Go, Jacqueline N. Gutmann, and Stephen L. Corson: Ultrasound-guided soft catheter embryo transfers will improve pregnancy rates in in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 107-112; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.107 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Toshimitsu Koike, Shigeo Araki, Hisanori Minakami, Shuichi Ogawa, Masaaki Sayama, Hiroaki Shibahara, and Ikuo Sato: Clinical efficacy of peritoneovenous shunting for the treatment of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 113-117; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.113 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Contraception:

Rob Beerthuizen, Agaath van Beek, Rebeca Massai, Leo Mäkäräinen, Joanneke in't Hout, and Herjan Coelingh Bennink: Bone mineral density during long-term use of the progestagen contraceptive implant Implanon^® compared to a non-hormonal method of contraception
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 118-122; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.118 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.J. Vincent, J. Zhang, A. Ostor, P.A.W. Rogers, B. Affandi, G. Kovacs, and L.A. Salamonsen: Matrix metalloproteinase-1 and -3 and mast cells are present in the endometrium of women using progestin-only contraceptives
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 123-130; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.123 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

Antonio Aversa, Fernando Mazzilli, Tiziana Rossi, Michele Delfino, Andrea M. Isidori, and Andrea Fabbri: Effects of sildenafil (Viagra^TM) administration on seminal parameters and post-ejaculatory refractory time in normal males
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 131-134; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.131 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

V.J. Kay and D.S. Irvine: Successful in-vitro fertilization pregnancy with spermatozoa from a patient with Kartagener's syndrome: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 135-138; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.135 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Stone, F. O'Mahony, Y. Khalaf, A. Taylor, and P. Braude: A normal livebirth after intracytoplasmic sperm injection for globozoospermia without assisted oocyte activation: Case Report
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 139-141; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.139 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Surgery:

P. Dar, G.S. Sachs, D. Strassburger, I. Bukovsky, and S. Arieli: Ovarian function before and after salpingectomy in artificial reproductive technology patients
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 142-144; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.142 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Embryology:

J. Ali, M.A.M. Shahata, and S.D. Al-Natsha: Formulation of a protein-free medium for human assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 145-156; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.145 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S.H. McKiernan and B.D. Bavister: Culture of one-cell hamster embryos with water soluble vitamins: pantothenate stimulates blastocyst production
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 157-164; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.157 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R.C. Chian, W.M. Buckett, T. Tulandi, and S.L. Tan: Prospective randomized study of human chorionic gonadotrophin priming before immature oocyte retrieval from unstimulated women with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 165-170; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.165 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

E. Neuber and R.D. Powers: Is the mouse a clinically relevant model for human fertilization failures?
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 171-174; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.171 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D.H. Edgar, H. Bourne, A.L. Speirs, and J.C. McBain: A quantitative analysis of the impact of cryopreservation on the implantation potential of human early cleavage stage embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 175-179; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.175 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D. Ghosh, P.G.L. Lalitkumar, Viviana J. Wong, A.G. Hendrickx, and Jayasree Sengupta: Preimplantation embryo morphology following early luteal phase anti-nidatory treatment with mifepristone (RU486) in the rhesus monkey
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 180-188; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.180 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Genetics and genetic diagnosis:

K. van der Ven, R. Fimmers, G. Engels, H. van der Ven, and D. Krebs: Evidence for major histocompatibility complex-mediated effects on spermatogenesis in humans
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 189-196; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.189 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Anna Marozzi, Walter Vegetti, Emanuela Manfredini, Maria Grazia Tibiletti, Giovanna Testa, Pier Giorgio Crosignani, Enrico Ginelli, Raffaella Meneveri, and Leda Dalprà: Association between idiopathic premature ovarian failure and fragile X premutation
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 197-202; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.197 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pregnancy:

A.M. Stolwijk, A.M.M. Wetzels, and D.D.M. Braat: Cumulative probability of achieving an ongoing pregnancy after in-vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection according to a woman's age, subfertility diagnosis and primary or secondary subfertility
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 203-209; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.203 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sergio Ferrazzani, Annamaria Merola, Sara De Carolis, Brigida Carducci, Giancarlo Paradisi, and Alessandro Caruso: Birth weight in pre-eclamptic and normotensive twin pregnancies: an analysis of discordance and growth restriction
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 210-217; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.210 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Raghad Al-Mufti, Christoph Lees, Gerard Albaiges, Henry Hambley, and Kypros H. Nicolaides: Fetal cells in maternal blood of pregnancies with severe fetal growth restriction
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 218-221; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.218 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Toshiyuki Hata, Toshihiro Yanagihara, Hirokazu Tanaka, Chizu Yamashiro, and Kenji Kanenishi: Maternal ophthalmic artery Doppler velocimetry in type 1 diabetes during pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 222-223; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.222 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. Pardo, Y. Peled, J. Bar, M. Hod, B.A. Sela, Z.Ben Rafael, and R. Orvieto: Evaluation of low serum vitamin B₁₂ in the non-anaemic pregnant patient
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 224-226; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.224 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

G. Bahadur and P. Hindmarsh: Age definitions, childhood and adolescent cancers in relation to reproductive issues
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 227; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.227 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sverre Bjercke, Tom Tanbo, Per Olav Dale, and Thomas Åbyholm: Comparison between two HCG–to–oocyte aspiration intervals on the outcome of IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 227-228; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.227-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J.J. van der Smagt, G.C. Beverstock, M.H. Breuning, H.H.H. Kanhai, and F.P.H.A. Vandenbussche: Assessment of prenatal karyotypes
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 228-229; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.228 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M.I. Evans, G.P. Henry, W.A. Miller, T.H. Bui, R.J. Snijders, R.J. Wapner, P. Miny, M.P. Johnson, D. Peakman, A. Johnson, K. Nicolaides, W. Holzgreve, S.A.D. Ebrahim, and L. Jackson: Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 229-230; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.1.229 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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