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Contents: Volume 16, Number 12 December 2001   [Index by Author]

      Editorial

      Debates continued

      Opinion

      Reproductive biology

      Reproductive endocrinology

      Fertility control

      Infertility

      Andrology

      Embryology

      Gynaecology

      Early pregnancy

      Reproductive epidemiology

      Surgery

      Letters to the Editor

      Erratum

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Editorial:

D.H. Barlow: Cost-effectiveness modelling
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2479-2480; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2479 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debates continued:

Simon M. Kelly, Povilas Sladkevicius, Stuart Campbell, and Geeta Nargund: Investigation of the infertile couple: a one-stop ultrasound-based approach
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2481-2484; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2481 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bolarinde Ola, Masoud Afnan, Khaldoun Sharif, Spyros Papaioannou, Nahed Hammadieh, and Christopher L.R.Barratt: Should ICSI be the treatment of choice for all cases of in-vitro conception?: Considerations of fertilization and embryo development, cost ffectiveness and safety
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2485-2490; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2485 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Opinion:

Annick Delvigne and Serge Rozenberg: Preventive attitude of physicians to avoid OHSS in IVF patients
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2491-2495; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2491 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive biology:

E. Cicinelli, N. Einer-Jensen, P. Galantino, V. Pinto, B. Barba, and M. Tartagni: Model of counter-current transfer from vagina to urethra in postmenopausal women
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2496-2500; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2496 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Misao Fukuda, Kiyomi Fukuda, Claus Yding Andersen, and Anne Grete Byskov: Characteristics of human ovulation in natural cycles correlated with age and achievement of pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2501-2507; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2501 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Martin R. Luck, Stephen Griffiths, Keith Gregson, Elaine Watson, Margaret Nutley, and Alan Cooper: Follicular fluid responds endothermically to aqueous dilution
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2508-2514; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2508 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Christine Wulff, Sarah E. Dickson, W. Colin Duncan, and Hamish M. Fraser: Angiogenesis in the human corpus luteum: simulated early pregnancy by HCG treatment is associated with both angiogenesis and vessel stabilization
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2515-2524; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2515 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive endocrinology:

S. Burgués: The effectiveness and safety of recombinant human LH to support follicular development induced by recombinant human FSH in WHO group I anovulation: evidence from a multicentre study in Spain
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2525-2532; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2525 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Juan A. Garcia-Velasco, Verónica Isaza, Carmen Vidal, Adriana Landazábal, José Remohí, Carlos Simón, and Antonio Pellicer: Human ovarian steroid secretion in vivo: effects of GnRH agonist versus antagonist (cetrorelix)
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2533-2539; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2533 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Carmen Campino, Claudia Torres, Alonso Rioseco, Andrés Poblete, Edda Pugin, Verónica Valdés, Silvia Catalán, Cristián Belmar, and María Serón-Ferré: Plasma prolactin/oestradiol ratio at 38 weeks gestation predicts the duration of lactational amenorrhoea
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2540-2545; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2540 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Riitta M. Koivunen, Laure C. Morin-Papunen, Aimo Ruokonen, Juha S. Tapanainen, and Hannu K. Martikainen: Ovarian steroidogenic response to human chorionic gonadotrophin in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: effect of metformin
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2546-2551; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2546 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Eldar-Geva, I.M. Spitz, N.P. Groome, E.J. Margalioth, and R. Homburg: Follistatin and activin A serum concentrations in obese and non-obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2552-2556; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2552 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

David Sykes, Henk J. Out, Stephen J. Palmer, and Jeanni van Loon: The cost-effectiveness of IVF in the UK: a comparison of three gonadotrophin treatments
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2557-2562; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2557 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Daya, W. Ledger, J.P. Auray, G. Duru, K. Silverberg, M. Wikland, R. Bouzayen, C.M. Howles, and A. Beresniak: Cost-effectiveness modelling of recombinant FSH versus urinary FSH in assisted reproduction techniques in the UK
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2563-2569; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2563 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertility control:

H.M. Behre, S. Kliesch, B. Lemcke, S. von Eckardstein, and E. Nieschlag: Suppression of spermatogenesis to azoospermia by combined administration of GnRH antagonist and 19-nortestosterone cannot be maintained by this non-aromatizable androgen alone
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2570-2577; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2570 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

Kayoko Kojima, Mari Nomiyama, Takumi Kumamoto, Yumi Matsumoto, and Tsuyoshi Iwasaka: Transvaginal ultrasound-guided embryo transfer improves pregnancy and implantation rates after IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2578-2582; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2578 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Canis, J.L. Pouly, S. Tamburro, G. Mage, A. Wattiez, and M.A. Bruhat: Ovarian response during IVF–embryo transfer cycles after laparoscopic ovarian cystectomy for endometriotic cysts of >3 cm in diameter
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2583-2586; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2583 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.K. Omland, P. Fedorcsák, R. Storeng, P.O. Dale, T. Åbyholm, and T. Tanbo: Natural cycle IVF in unexplained, endometriosis-associated and tubal factor infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2587-2592; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2587 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Zabeena Pandian, Siladitya Bhattacharya, and Allan Templeton: Review of unexplained infertility and obstetric outcome: a 10 year review
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2593-2597; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2593 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lawrence Engmann, Noreen Maconochie, Seang Lin Tan, and Jinan Bekir: Trends in the incidence of births and multiple births and the factors that determine the probability of multiple birth after IVF treatment
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2598-2605; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2598 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jim X. Wang, Michael J. Davies, and Robert J. Norman: Polycystic ovarian syndrome and the risk of spontaneous abortion following assisted reproductive technology treatment
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2606-2609; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2606 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrew J. Levi, James H. Segars, Bradley T. Miller, and Mark P. Leondires: Endometrial cavity fluid is associated with poor ovarian response and increased cancellation rates in ART cycles
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2610-2615; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2610 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

S. Friedler, A. Raziel, D. Strassburger, M. Schachter, O. Bern, and R. Ron-El: Outcome of ICSI using fresh and cryopreserved–thawed testicular spermatozoa in patients with non-mosaic Klinefelter's syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2616-2620; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2616 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Göran Westlander, Erling Ekerhovd, Seth Granberg, Nils Lycke, Lars Nilsson, Charlotte Werner, and Christina Bergh: Serial ultrasonography, hormonal profile and antisperm antibody response after testicular sperm aspiration
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2621-2627; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2621 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Ebner, C. Yaman, M. Moser, M. Sommergruber, J. Hartl, and G. Tews: Laser assisted immobilization of spermatozoa prior to intracytoplasmic sperm injection in humans
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2628-2631; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2628 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Kelleher, S.M. Wishart, P.Y. Liu, L. Turner, I. Di Pierro, A.J. Conway, and D.J. Handelsman: Long-term outcomes of elective human sperm cryostorage
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2632-2639; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2632 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jan Tesarik, Ermanno Greco, and Carmen Mendoza: Assisted reproduction with in-vitro-cultured testicular spermatozoa in cases of severe germ cell apoptosis: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2640-2645; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2640 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Brigitte Benzacken, Frédérique Monier Gavelle, Brigitte Martin-Pont, Olivier Dupuy, Nicole Lièvre, Jean-Noël Hugues, and Jean-Philippe Wolf: Familial sperm polyploidy induced by genetic spermatogenesis failure: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2646-2651; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2646 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Embryology:

K. Lundin, C. Bergh, and T. Hardarson: Early embryo cleavage is a strong indicator of embryo quality in human IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2652-2657; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2652 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Bos-Mikich, A.L.G. Mattos, and A.N. Ferrari: Early cleavage of human embryos: an effective method for predicting successful IVF/ICSI outcome
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2658-2661; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2658 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gynaecology:

Osnat Eytan, Fuad Azem, Ilan Gull, Igal Wolman, David Elad, and Ariel J. Jaffa: The mechanism of hydrosalpinx in embryo implantation
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2662-2667; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2662 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio dell'Endometriosi: Relationship between stage, site and morphological characteristics of pelvic endometriosis and pain
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2668-2671; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2668 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Juan Luis Alcázar: Transvaginal colour Doppler in patients with ovarian endometriomas and pelvic pain
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2672-2675; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2672 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Carlo Bulletti, Dominique DeZiegler, Marco Stefanetti, Ettore Cincinelli, Emanuele Pelosi, and Carlo Flamigni: Endometriosis: absence of recurrence in patients after endometrial ablation
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2676-2679; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2676 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Early pregnancy:

C.J.P. Jones and A.T. Fazleabas: Ultrastructure of epithelial plaque formation and stromal cell transformation by post-ovulatory chorionic gonadotrophin treatment in the baboon (Papio anubis)
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2680-2690; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2680 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive epidemiology:

Alison Venn, Elina Hemminki, Lyndsey Watson, Fiona Bruinsma, and David Healy: Mortality in a cohort of IVF patients
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2691-2696; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2691 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T.K. Jensen, R. Slama, B. Ducot, J. Suominen, E.H.H. Cawood, A.G. Andersen, F. Eustache, S. Irvine, S. Auger, P. Jouannet, M. Vierula, N. Jørgensen, J. Toppari, N.E. Skakkebaek, N. Keiding, and A. Spira: Regional differences in waiting time to pregnancy among fertile couples from four European cities
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2697-2704; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2697 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mette Juhl, Anne-Marie Nyboe Andersen, Morten Grønbæk, and Jørn Olsen: Moderate alcohol consumption and waiting time to pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2705-2709; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2705 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. Auger, F. Eustache, A.G. Andersen, D.S. Irvine, N. Jørgensen, N.E. Skakkebæk, J. Suominen, J. Toppari, M. Vierula, and P. Jouannet: Sperm morphological defects related to environment, lifestyle and medical history of 1001 male partners of pregnant women from four European cities
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2710-2717; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2710 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Surgery:

R. Ferland, D. Mulani, and P.K. Campbell: Evaluation of a sprayable polyethylene glycol adhesion barrier in a porcine efficacy model
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2718-2723; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2718 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

D. Mortimer: Human blastocyst development media
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2725; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2725 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hesham Al-Innay: Subgroup analyses in Orgalutran trials
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2726; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2726 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Bernadette Mannaerts, Eric van Hooren, and Peter Boerrigter: Subgroup analyses in Orgalutran trials
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2726; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2726-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Erratum:

P.M.G. Bouloux, D.J. Handelsman, F. Jockenhövel, E. Nieschlag, J. Rabinovici, W.L.H. Frasa, J.J. de Bie, G. Voortman, and J. Voortman: First human exposure to FSH-CTP in hypogonadotrophic hypogonadal males
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 2727; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.12.2727 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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