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Contents: Volume 16, Number 6 June 2001   [Index by Author]

      Debate

      Debate Continued

      Reproductive biology

      Reproductive endocrinology

      Reproductive Genetics

      Infertility

      Fertility control

      Andrology

      Embryology

      Gynaecology

      Pregnancy and obstetrics

      Surgery

      Psychology and counselling

      Letters to the Editor

      Erratum

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Debate:

Amir Lass: Assessment of ovarian reserve – is there a role for ovarian biopsy?
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1055-1057; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1055 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debate Continued:

M. Bergendah and J. D. Veldhuis: Is there a physiological role for gonadotrophin oligosaccharide heterogeneity in humans?: III. Luteinizing hormone heterogeneity: a medical physiologist's perspective
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1058-1064; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1058 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive biology:

Caroline E. Gargett, Fiona Lederman, Bambang Heryanto, Lara S. Gambino, and Peter A.W. Rogers: Focal vascular endothelial growth factor correlates with angiogenesis in human endometrium. Role of intravascular neutrophils
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1065-1075; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1065 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

E. Somigliana, P. Viganò, G.B. La Sala, M. Balasini, M. Candiani, L. Incerti, M. Busacca, and M. Vignali: Follicular fluid as a favourable environment for endometrial and endometriotic cell growth in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1076-1080; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1076 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive endocrinology:

William H. James: The data sources which may help strengthen the epidemiological evidence for the hormonal hypothesis of sex determination in man
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1081-1085; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1081 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Péter Fedorcsák, Per Olav Dale, Ritsa Storeng, Tom Tanbo, and Thomas Åbyholm: The impact of obesity and insulin resistance on the outcome of IVF or ICSI in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1086-1091; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1086 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Fawzy, R.F. Harrison, P.G. Knight, N. Groome, A. Anderson, W.R. Robertson, and A. Lambert: The effect of gonadotrophins with differing LH/FSH ratios on the secretion of the various species of inhibin in women receiving IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1092-1097; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1092 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Aref Sammour, Marinko Biljan, Seang Lin Tan, and Togas Tulandi: A documented clomiphene-induced follicular development in pregnancy: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1098-1099; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1098 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive Genetics:

Sai Ma, Wendy Robinson, Ryan Lam, and Basil Ho Yuen: Maternal origin of monosomy 21 derived from ICSI: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1100-1103; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1100 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

Henk J. Out, Ishay David, Raphael Ron-El, Shevach Friedler, Eliezer Shalev, Joel Geslevich, Jehoshua Dor, Adrian Shulman, Zion Ben-Rafael, Benjamin Fisch, and Martha Dirnfeld: A randomized, double-blind clinical trial using fixed daily doses of 100 or 200 IU of recombinant FSH in ICSI cycles
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1104-1109; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1104 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

U. Zollner, K.-P. Zollner, J. Dietl, and T. Steck: Semen sample collection in medium enhances the implantation rate following ICSI in patients with severe oligoasthenoteratozoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1110-1114; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1110 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Renato Fanchin, Jean-Marc Ayoubi, Claudia Righini, Franciois Olivennes, Luca Maria Schönauer, and René Frydman: Uterine contractility decreases at the time of blastocyst transfers
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1115-1119; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1115 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Viveca Söderström-Anttila, Tuija Foudila, Ulla-Riitta Ripatti, and Rita Siegberg: Embryo donation: outcome and attitudes among embryo donors and recipients
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1120-1128; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1120 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Erol Tavmergen, Fatih Sendag, Ege Nazan Tavmergen Goker, and Rafael Levi: Value of serum CA-125 concentrations as predictors of pregnancy in assisted reproduction cycles
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1129-1134; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Strandell, A. Lindhard, U. Waldenström, and J. Thorburn: Prophylactic salpingectomy does not impair the ovarian response in IVF treatment
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1135-1139; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1135 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A. Tiitinen, M. Halttunen, P. Härkki, P. Vuoristo, and C. Hyden-Granskog: Elective single embryo transfer: the value of cryopreservation
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1140-1144; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1140 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertility control:

Dharani K. Hapangama, Audrey Brown, Anna F. Glasier, and David T. Baird: Feasibility of administering mifepristone as a once a month contraceptive pill
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1145-1150; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1145 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K.T. Barnhart, A. Stolpen, E.S. Pretorius, and D. Malamud: Distribution of a spermicide containing Nonoxynol-9 in the vaginal canal and the upper female reproductive tract: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1151-1154; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1151 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

Franck Pellestor, Isabelle Imbert, Brigitte Andréo, and Geneviève Lefort: Study of the occurrence of interchromosomal effect in spermatozoa of chromosomal rearrangement carriers by fluorescence in-situ hybridization and primed in-situ labelling techniques
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1155-1164; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1155 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Roelof Menkveld, Wai Yee Wong, Carl J. Lombard, Alex M.M. Wetzels, Chris M.G. Thomas, Hans M.W.M. Merkus, and Régine P.M. Steegers-Theunissen: Semen parameters, including WHO and strict criteria morphology, in a fertile and subfertile population: an effort towards standardization of in-vivo thresholds
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1165-1171; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1165 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Aldo E. Calogero, Adele De Palma, Caterina Grazioso, Nunziata Barone, Rosa Romeo, Giancarlo Rappazzo, and Rosario D'Agata: Aneuploidy rate in spermatozoa of selected men with abnormal semen parameters
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1172-1179; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1172 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Luigi Di Luigi, Vincenzo Gentile, Fabio Pigozzi, Attilio Parisi, David Giannetti, and Francesco Romanelli: Physical activity as a possible aggravating factor for athletes with varicocele: impact on the semen profile
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1180-1184; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1180 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

De Yi Liu, Gary N. Clarke, Mirjana Martic, Claire Garrett, and H.W.Gordon Baker: Frequency of disordered zona pellucida (ZP)-induced acrosome reaction in infertile men with normal semen analysis and normal spermatozoa–ZP binding
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1185-1190; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1185 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Eilish T. Donnelly, E.Kristine Steele, Neil McClure, and Sheena E.M. Lewis: Assessment of DNA integrity and morphology of ejaculated spermatozoa from fertile and infertile men before and after cryopreservation
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1191-1199; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1191 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Serena Emiliani, Marc Van den Bergh, Anne-Sophie Vannin, Jamila Biramane, Miranda Verdoodt, and Yvon Englert: Evidence of reduced single-stranded testicular sperm DNA from obstructive azoospermic men after 3 days of in-vitro culture
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1200-1203; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1200 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Philippe De Mas, Myriam Daudin, Marie-Claire Vincent, Georges Bourrouillou, Patrick Calvas, Roger Mieusset, and Louis Bujan: Increased aneuploidy in spermatozoa from testicular tumour patients after chemotherapy with cisplatin, etoposide and bleomycin
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1204-1208; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1204 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ertug Kovanci, Tamas Kovacs, Elena Moretti, Lynne Vigue, Patricia Bray-Ward, David C. Ward, and Gabor Huszar: FISH assessment of aneuploidy frequencies in mature and immature human spermatozoa classified by the absence or presence of cytoplasmic retention
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1209-1217; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1209 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ronit Haimov-Kochman, Diana Prus, and Eldad Ben-Chetrit: Azoospermia due to testicular amyloidosis in a patient with familial Mediterranean fever: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1218-1220; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1218 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Embryology:

Hiroyuki Yazawa, Kaoru Yanagida, and Akira Sato: Oocyte activation and Ca²⁺ oscillation-inducing abilities of mouse round/elongated spermatids and the developmental capacities of embryos from spermatid injection
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1221-1228; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1221 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Greet Leppens-Luisier, Françoise Urner, and Denny Sakkas: Facilitated glucose transporters play a crucial role throughout mouse preimplantation embryo development
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1229-1236; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1229 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ingrid Van der Auwera and Thomas D'Hooghe: Superovulation of female mice delays embryonic and fetal development
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1237-1243; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1237 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gynaecology:

M.A. Okon, S. Lee, S.M. Laird, and T.C. Li: A prospective randomized controlled study comparing two doses of gestodene in cyclic combined HRT preparations on endometrial physiology
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1244-1250; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1244 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. De Placido, C. Alviggi, C. Carravetta, M.L. Pisaturo, V. Sanna, M. Wilding, G.M. Lord, and G. Matarese: The peritoneal fluid concentration of leptin is increased in women with peritoneal but not ovarian endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1251-1254; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1251 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Kirchengast and J. Huber: Body composition characteristics and body fat distribution in lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1255-1260; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1255 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Renato Seracchioli, Anna Bagnoli, Filippo Maria Colombo, Stefano Missiroli, and Stefano Venturoli: Conservative treatment of recurrent ovarian fibromas in a young patient affected by Gorlin syndrome: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1261-1263; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1261 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pregnancy and obstetrics:

Morey Schachter, Arieh Raziel, Shevach Friedler, Devorah Strassburger, Orna Bern, and Raphael Ron-El: Monozygotic twinning after assisted reproductive techniques: a phenomenon independent of micromanipulation
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1264-1269; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1264 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J.M. van Montfrans, C.B. Lambalk, M.H.A. van Hooff, and J.M.G. van Vugt: Are elevated FSH concentrations in the pre-conceptional period a risk factor for Down's syndrome pregnancies?
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1270-1273; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1270 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hideo Matsui, Yoshinori Iitsuka, Kiyomi Suzuka, Katsuyoshi Seki, and Souei Sekiya: Subsequent pregnancy outcome in patients with spontaneous resolution of HCG after evacuation of hydatidiform mole: comparison between complete and partial mole
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1274-1277; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1274 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Beatrix Kotlan, Vilmos Fülöp, Ágnes Padányi, Iván Szigetvári, Marienn Réti, Éva Gyódi, Éva Fehér, and Gyözö Petrányi: High anti-paternal cytotoxic T-lymphocyte precursor frequencies in women with unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortions
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1278-1285; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Elisabeth Kucera, Franz König, Stefan Tangl, Karl Grosschmidt, Christian Kainz, and Gerhard Sliutz: Bcl-2 expression as a novel immunohistochemical marker for ruptured tubal ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1286-1290; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1286 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Surgery:

Nasser Chegini, Kristina Kotseos, Yong Zhao, Barbara Bennett, Frederick W. McLean, Michael P. Diamond, Lina Holmdahl, and James Burns: Differential expression of TGF-ß1 and TGF-ß3 in serosal tissues of human intraperitoneal organs and peritoneal adhesions
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1291-1300; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1291 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Psychology and counselling:

J. Boivin, T.C. Appleton, P. Baetens, J. Baron, J. Bitzer, E. Corrigan, K.R. Daniels, J. Darwish, D. Guerra-Diaz, M. Hammar, A. McWhinnie, B. Strauss, P. Thorn, T. Wischmann, and H. Kentenich: Guidelines for counselling in infertility: outline version
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1301-1304; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1301 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

K. Diedrich, R. Frydman, P. Devroey, R. Felberbaum, A.V. Schally, T. Reissmann, and J. Engel: Comment on the debate article: Embryo implantation: the Rubicon for GnRH antagonists
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1305-1306; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1305 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Csilla Krausz and Ken McElreavey: Y chromosome microdeletions in `fertile' males
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1306; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1306 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Erratum:

Rachel Pettigrew, Hung-Chih Kuo, Paul Scriven, Paula Rowell, Kalyani Pal, Alan Handyside, Peter Braude, and Caroline Mackie Ogilvie: A pregnancy following PGD for X-linked autosomal dominant Incontinentia Pigmenti (Bloch-Sulzberger syndrome): Case Report
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1308; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.6.1308 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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