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Previous Next 		Contents: Volume 15, Number 6, June 2000   [Index by Author] 

Down Debates
Down Endocrinology
Down Reproductive physiology
Down Reproductive pathology
Down Infertility
Down Andrology
Down Surgery
Down Embryology
Down Pregnancy and obstetrics
Down Ethics and Society
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Debates Back

Eleuterio R. Hernandez
Embryo implantation and GnRH antagonists: Embryo implantation: the Rubicon for GnRH antagonists
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1211-1216; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1211 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Hazekamp, C. Bergh, U.-B. Wennerholm, O. Hovatta, P.O. Karlström, and A. Selbing
Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART: Consideration of new strategies
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1217-1219; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1217 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Endocrinology Back

R.S. Gold, F. Azem, I. Yovel, I. Wagman, A. Amit, and J.B. Lessing
Does ICSI affect early serum ß-HCG in pregnancies achieved after IVF?
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1221-1224; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1221 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Dor, D. Bider, A. Shulman, J. Levron, S. Shine, S. Mashiach, and J. Rabinovici
Effects of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists on human ovarian steroid secretion in vivo and in vitro—results of a prospective, randomized in-vitro fertilization study
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1225-1230; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1225 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Matorras, V. Recio, B. Corcóstegui, and F.J. Rodríguez-Escudero
Recombinant human FSH versus highly purified urinary FSH: a randomized study in intrauterine insemination with husbands' spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1231-1234; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1231 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive physiology Back

O. Richter, E. Wardelmann, F. Dombrowski, C. Schneider, R. Kiel, K. Wilhelm, J. Schmolling, M. Kupka, H. van der Ven, and D. Krebs
Extracorporeal perfusion of the human uterus as an experimental model in gynaecology and reproductive medicine
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1235-1240; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1235 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joana Peñarrubia, Juan Balasch, Mercedes García-Bermúdez, Roser Casamitjana, Juan A. Vanrell, and Eleuterio R. Hernandez
Growth hormone does not increase the expression of insulin-like growth factors and their receptor genes in the pre-menopausal human ovary
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1241-1246; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1241 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Järvelä, S. Nuojua-Huttunen, and H. Martikainen
Ovulation side and cycle fecundity: a retrospective analysis of frozen/thawed embryo transfer cycles
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1247-1249; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1247 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive pathology Back

Magdalena Carlberg, Jelve Nejaty, Berit Fröysa, Yongmei Guan, Olle Söder, and Agneta Bergqvist
Elevated expression of tumour necrosis factor {alpha} in cultured granulosa cells from women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1250-1255; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1250 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Calhaz-Jorge, A.P. Costa, M. Barata, M.C. Santos, A. Melo, and M.L. Palma-Carlos
Tumour necrosis factor {alpha} concentrations in the peritoneal fluid of infertile women with minimal or mild endometriosis are lower in patients with red lesions only than in patients without red lesions
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1256-1260; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1256 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Epiney, C. Bertossa, A. Weil, A. Campana, and P. Bischof
CA125 production by the peritoneum: in-vitro and in-vivo studies
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1261-1265; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1261 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laure C. Morin-Papunen, Ilkka Vauhkonen, Riitta M. Koivunen, Aimo Ruokonen, and Juha S. Tapanainen
Insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, and metabolic and hormonal parameters in healthy women and women with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1266-1274; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1266 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Khalaf, N. Elkington, H. Anderson, A. Taylor, and P. Braude
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and its effect on renal function in a renal transplant patient undergoing IVF treatment: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1275-1277; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility Back

Simon Fishel, Irfan Aslam, Franco Lisi, Leonardo Rinaldi, Judy Timson, Merwyn Jacobson, Lawrence Gobetz, Steve Green, Alison Campbell, and Rosella Lisi
Should ICSI be the treatment of choice for all cases of in-vitro conception?
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1278-1283; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W.B. Schoolcraft, J.S. Hesla, and M.J. Gee
Experience with progesterone gel for luteal support in a highly successful IVF programme
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1284-1288; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1284 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Nudell, Michael Castillo, Paul J. Turek, and Renee Reijo Pera
Increased frequency of mutations in DNA from infertile men with meiotic arrest
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1289-1294; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1289 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dolors Manau, Juan Balasch, Wladimiro Jiménez, Francisco Fábregues, Salvadora Civico, Roser Casamitjana, Montserrat Creus, and Juan A. Vanrell
Follicular fluid concentrations of adrenomedullin, vascular endothelial growth factor and nitric oxide in IVF cycles: relationship to ovarian response
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1295-1299; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1295 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.J. Candy, M.J. Wood, and D.G. Whittingham
Restoration of a normal reproductive lifespan after grafting of cryopreserved mouse ovaries
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1300-1304; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1300 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G.L. Driscoll, J.P.P. Tyler, J.T. Hangan, P.R. Fisher, M.A. Birdsall, and D.C. Knight
A prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blind, double-dummy comparison of recombinant and urinary HCG for inducing oocyte maturation and follicular luteinization in ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1305-1310; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1305 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.T. Wagaarachchi and L. Fernando
Fertility following ligation of internal iliac arteries for life-threatening obstetric haemorrhage: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1311-1313; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1311 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology Back

M. Sergerie, S. Ouhilal, F. Bissonnette, J. Brodeur, and G. Bleau
Lack of association between smoking and DNA fragmentation in the spermatozoa of normal men
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1314-1321; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1314 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aida M. Cancel, Danelle Lobdell, Pauline Mendola, and Sally D. Perreault
Objective evaluation of hyperactivated motility in rat spermatozoa using computer-assisted sperm analysis
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1322-1328; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1322 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Giuseppe Ricci, Gianni Presani, Secondo Guaschino, Roberto Simeone, and Sandra Perticarari
Leukocyte detection in human semen using flow cytometry
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1329-1337; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1329 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gerardo Barroso, Mahmood Morshedi, and Sergio Oehninger
Analysis of DNA fragmentation, plasma membrane translocation of phosphatidylserine and oxidative stress in human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1338-1344; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1338 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Orla A. O'Mahony, O. Djahanbahkch, T. Mahmood, J.R. Puddefoot, and G.P. Vinson
Angiotensin II in human seminal fluid
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1345-1349; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1345 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Tesarik, Basak Balaban, Aycan Isiklar, Cengiz Alatas, Bülent Urman, Senai Aksoy, Carmen Mendoza, and Ermanno Greco
In-vitro spermatogenesis resumption in men with maturation arrest: relationship with in-vivo blocking stage and serum FSH
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1350-1354; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1350 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Louis Bujan, Myriam Daudin, Jean-Paul Charlet, Patrick Thonneau, and Roger Mieusset
Increase in scrotal temperature in car drivers
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1355-1357; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1355 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Surgery Back

B.W.J. Hellebrekers, G.C.M. Trimbos-Kemper, C.A. van Blitterswijk, E.A. Bakkum, and J.B.M.Z. Trimbos
Effects of five different barrier materials on postsurgical adhesion formation in the rat
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1358-1363; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1358 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Immo Schroeder-Printzen, Martin Ludwig, Frank Köhn, and Wolfgang Weidner
Surgical therapy in infertile men with ejaculatory duct obstruction: technique and outcome of a standardized surgical approach
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1364-1368; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1364 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maurício Simões Abrao, Fabio Ikeda, Sergio Podgaec, and Pedro Paulo Pereira
Microlaparoscopy for an intact ectopic pregnancy and endometriosis with the use of a diode laser: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1369-1371; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1369 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology Back

Th. Hardarson, K. Lundin, and L. Hamberger
The position of the metaphase II spindle cannot be predicted by the location of the first polar body in the human oocyte
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1372-1376; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1372 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Basak Balaban, Bulent Urman, Aycan Isiklar, Cengiz Alatas, Senai Aksoy, Ramazan Mercan, and Alp Nuhoglu
Progression to the blastocyst stage of embryos derived from testicular round spermatids
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1377-1382; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1377 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [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 in cases of obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1383-1388; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1383 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alan Cheung, Karl Swann, and John Carroll
The ability to generate normal Ca2+ transients in response to spermatozoa develops during the final stages of oocyte growth and maturation
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1389-1395; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1389 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Tesarik, A.M. Junca, A. Hazout, F.X. Aubriot, C. Nathan, P. Cohen-Bacrie, and M. Dumont-Hassan
Embryos with high implantation potential after intracytoplasmic sperm injection can be recognized by a simple, non-invasive examination of pronuclear morphology
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1396-1399; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1396 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pregnancy and obstetrics Back

Yasuko Tanaka, Daisaku Senoh, and Toshiyuki Hata
Is there a human fetal gallbladder contractility during pregnancy?
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1400-1402; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1400 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Ogueh, J.P. Miell, J.C. Jones, J.S. Jones, J. Alaghband-Zadeh, and M.R. Johnson
Antenatal dexamethasone and the growth hormone–insulin-like growth factor axis
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1403-1406; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1403 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hirokazu Tanaka, Daisaku Senoh, Toshihiro Yanagihara, and Toshiyuki Hata
Intrauterine sonographic measurement of embryonic brain vesicle
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1407-1412; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1407 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Goldberg, I. Ben-Shlomo, E. Weiner, and E. Shalev
First trimester diagnosis of conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy after IVF and ICSI: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1413-1415; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1413 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ethics and Society Back

G. Bahadur, R. Chatterjee, and D. Ralph
Testicular tissue cryopreservation in boys. Ethical and legal issues: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1416-1420; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1416 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor Back

P. Platteau, M. Vandervorst, and P. Devroey
Long term follow-up of children born after inadvertent administration of a GnRH-analogue in early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1421; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1421 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Lahat and R. Ron-El

Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1421; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1421-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

W.H. James
The association between the sexes of children within sibships
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1422; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1422 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rune Jacobsen, Anne Tjønneland, Kim Overvad, Gerda Engholm, and Henrik Møller

Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1422-1423; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1422-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

D.M. Ranieri and P. Serhal
Ovarian reserve: A simple mathematical problem?
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1423-1424; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1423 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bulent Gülekli

Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1424; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1424 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marlies Y. Bongers and Ben W.J. Mol
Thermal balloon ablation versus endometrial resection for treatment of abnormal uterine bleeding
Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1424-1425; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1424-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

H. Fernandez and A. Gervaise

Hum. Reprod. 2000 15: 1425; doi:10.1093/humrep/15.6.1425 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]  

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