Human Reproduction

Editorial:

David H. Barlow

Publication ethics and human reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1541; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1541 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Announcement:

David H. Barlow and Lynn R. Fraser

Double publication in Human Reproduction Volume 15, Supplement 1, 2000
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1542; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1542 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debate Continued:

Carlo Foresta, Enrico Moro, and Alberto Ferlin

Prognostic value of Y deletion analysis: The role of current methods
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1543-1547; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1543 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Opinion:

Ying-Ching Cheong, Nitu Bajekal, and Tin-Chiu Li

Peritoneal closure—to close or not to close
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1548-1552; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1548 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jeffrey A. Kuller, William R. Meyer, Kyle D. Traynor, and Katherine E. Hartmann

Disposition of sperm donors with resultant abnormal pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1553-1555; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1553 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology:

Jacques W. M. Maas, Patrick G. Groothuis, Gerard A. J. Dunselman, Anton F.P.M. de Goeij, Harry A.J.Struyker Boudier, and Johannes L. H. Evers

Endometrial angiogenesis throughout the human menstrual cycle
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1557-1561; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1557 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O.D. Slayden, K. Chwalisz, and R.M. Brenner

Reversible suppression of menstruation with progesterone antagonists in rhesus macaques
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1562-1574; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1562 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Larry Johnson, Christophe Staub, William B. Neaves, and Ryuzo Yanagimachi

Live human germ cells in the context of their spermatogenic stages
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1575-1582; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1575 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L.A. Velasquez, K. Maisey, R. Fernandez, D. Valdes, H. Cardenas, M. Imarai, J. Delgado, J. Aguilera, and H.B. Croxatto

PAF receptor and PAF acetylhydrolase expression in the endosalpinx of the human Fallopian tube: possible role of embryo-derived PAF in the control of embryo transport to the uterus
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1583-1587; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1583 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

F. Olivennes, B. Mannaerts, M. Struijs, M. Bonduelle, and P. Devroey

Perinatal outcome of pregnancy after GnRH antagonist (ganirelix) treatment during ovarian stimulation for conventional IVF or ICSI: a preliminary report
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1588-1591; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1588 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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. Itskovitz-Eldor

First human exposure to FSH-CTP in hypogonadotrophic hypogonadal males
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1592-1597; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1592 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Maliqueo, T. Sir-Petermann, G. Salazar, F. Pérez-Bravo, S.E. Recabarren, and L. Wildt

Resumption of ovarian function during lactational amenorrhoea in breastfeeding women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: metabolic aspects
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1598-1602; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1598 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Sir-Petermann, L. Devoto, M. Maliqueo, P. Peirano, S.E. Recabarren, and L. Wildt

Resumption of ovarian function during lactational amenorrhoea in breastfeeding women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: endocrine aspects
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1603-1610; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1603 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Zariñán, A. Olivares, D. Söderlund, J.P. Méndez, and A. Ulloa-Aguirre

Changes in the biological:immunological ratio of basal and GnRH-releasable FSH during the follicular, pre-ovulatory and luteal phases of the human menstrual cycle
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1611-1618; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1611 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Tanabe, N. Susumu, K. Hand, K. Nishii, I. Ishikawa, and S. Nozawa

Prediction of the potentially fertile period by urinary hormone measurements using a new home-use monitor: comparison with laboratory hormone analyses
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1619-1624; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1619 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Nelson Ming Sun Wat, and Pak Chung Ho

Effects of metformin on ovulation rate, hormonal and metabolic profiles in women with clomiphene-resistant polycystic ovaries: a randomized, double-blinded placebo-controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1625-1631; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1625 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Laivuori, H.A. Koistinen, S.-L. Karonen, B. Cacciatore, and O. Ylikorkala

Comparison between 1 year oral and transdermal oestradiol and sequential norethisterone acetate on circulating concentrations of leptin in postmenopausal women
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1632-1635; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1632 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan Balasch, Ester Vidal, Joana Peñarrubia, Roser Casamitjana, Francisco Carmona, Montserrat Creus, Francisco Fábregues, and Juan A. Vanrell

Suppression of LH during ovarian stimulation: analysing threshold values and effects on ovarian response and the outcome of assisted reproduction in down-regulated women stimulated with recombinant FSH
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1636-1643; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1636 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

Clemens Tempfer, Gertrud Unfried, Robert Zeillinger, Lukas Hefler, Fritz Nagele, and Johannes C. Huber

Endothelial nitric oxide synthase gene polymorphism in women with idiopathic recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1644-1647; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1644 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Sonntag, D. Meschede, V. Ullmann, P. Gassner, J. Horst, E. Nieschlag, and H.M. Behre

Low-level sex chromosome mosaicism in female partners of couples undergoing ICSI therapy does not significantly affect treatment outcome
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1648-1652; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1648 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yasuhiro Suzuki, Isoji Sasagawa, Tadashi Tateno, Junko Ashida, Teruhiro Nakada, Koji Muroya, and Tsutomu Ogata

Mutation screening and CAG repeat length analysis of the androgen receptor gene in Klinefelter's syndrome patients with and without spermatogenesis
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1653-1656; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1653 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control:

E.de Vries, I. den Tonkelaar, P.A.H. van Noord, Y.T. van der Schouw, E.R. te Velde, and P.H.M. Peeters

Oral contraceptive use in relation to age at menopause in the DOM cohort
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1657-1662; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1657 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

Tunde Dada, Osama Salha, Vicki Allgar, and Vinay Sharma

Utero-ovarian blood flow characteristics of pituitary desensitization
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1663-1670; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1663 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shunsaku Fujii, Shigemi Sato, Atsushi Fukui, Hidetaka Kimura, Goichiro Kasai, and Yoshiharu Saito

Continuous administration of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist during the luteal phase in IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1671-1675; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1671 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Wikland, C. Bergh, K. Borg, T. Hillensjö, C.M. Howles, A. Knutsson, L. Nilsson, and M. Wood

A prospective, randomized comparison of two starting doses of recombinant FSH in combination with cetrorelix in women undergoing ovarian stimulation for IVF/ICSI
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1676-1681; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1676 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.S. Bhal, N.D. Pugh, L. Gregory, S. O'Brien, and R.W. Shaw

Perifollicular vascularity as a potential variable affecting outcome in stimulated intrauterine insemination treatment cycles: a study using transvaginal power Doppler
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1682-1689; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1682 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hiroaki Shibahara, Hiroyuki Fujiwara, Yuki Hirano, Tatsuya Suzuki, Hiromi Obara, Satoru Takamizawa, Sadayoshi Idei, and Ikuo Sato

Usefulness of transvaginal hydrolaparoscopy in investigating infertile women with Chlamydia trachomatis infection
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1690-1693; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1690 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Angus J. M. Thomson, M.Rafet Gazvani, Simon J. Wood, Stephanie C. Meacock, D.Iwan Lewis-Jones, and Charles R. Kingsland

Comparison of ovarian response in right and left ovaries in IVF patients
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1694-1697; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1694 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miriam Almagor and Yedidya Hovav

The development of an oocyte-containing follicle during gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist administration
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1698-1699; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1698 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.C. Chian, B. Gülekli, W.M. Buckett, and S.L. Tan

Pregnancy and delivery after cryopreservation of zygotes produced by in-vitro matured oocytes retrieved from a woman with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1700-1702; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1700 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

Liliana Ramos and Alex M. M. Wetzels

Low rates of DNA fragmentation in selected motile human spermatozoa assessed by the TUNEL assay
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1703-1707; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1703 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Marleen Jacobs, Annette M. Stolwijk, and Alex M. M. Wetzels

The effect of insemination/injection time on the results of IVF and ICSI
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1708-1713; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1708 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anne Lis Mikkelsen and Svend Lindenberg

Morphology of in-vitro matured oocytes: impact on fertility potential and embryo quality
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1714-1718; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1714 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

R.William Stones, Lucy Bradbury, and Denise Anderson

Randomized placebo controlled trial of lofexidine hydrochloride for chronic pelvic pain in women
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1719-1721; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1719 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.V. Deffarges, B. Haddad, R. Musset, and B.J. Paniel

Utero-vaginal anastomosis in women with uterine cervix atresia: long-term follow-up and reproductive performance. A study of 18 cases
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1722-1725; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1722 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jean-Bernard Dubuisson, Arnaud Fauconnier, Virginie Fourchotte, Katayoun Babaki-Fard, Joël Coste, and Charles Chapron

Laparoscopic myomectomy: predicting the risk of conversion to an open procedure
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1726-1731; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1726 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Guvenal, A. Cetin, H. Ozdemir, O. Yanar, and T. Kaya

Prevention of postoperative adhesion formation in rat uterine horn model by nimesulide: a selective COX-2 inhibitor
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1732-1735; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1732 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ruth Grümmer, Frauke Schwarzer, Katja Bainczyk, Holger Hess-Stumpp, Pedro-A. Regidor, Adolf E. Schindler, and Elke Winterhager

Peritoneal endometriosis: validation of an in-vivo model
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1736-1743; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1736 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pregnancy and obstetrics:

D.W. Rae, F.W. Smith, and A.A. Templeton

Magnetic resonance imaging of the human cervix: a study of the effects of prostaglandins in the first trimester
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1744-1747; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1744 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling:

Angelo Cagnacci and Annibale Volpe

Is voluntary abortion a seasonal disorder of mood?
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1748-1752; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1748 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Wischmann, H. Stammer, H. Scherg, I. Gerhard, and R. Verres

Psychosocial characteristics of infertile couples: a study by the `Heidelberg Fertility Consultation Service'
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1753-1761; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1753 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T.-Y. Lee, G.-H. Sun, and S.-C. Chao

The effect of an infertility diagnosis on the distress, marital and sexual satisfaction between husbands and wives in Taiwan
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1762-1767; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1762 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology:

Alejandro Oliva, Alfred Spira, and Luc Multigner

Contribution of environmental factors to the risk of male infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1768-1776; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1768 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

William H. James

Blood pressure during pregnancy, sex ratio of offspring and reproductive hormone concentrations
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1777; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1777 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Kristiansson and Jim Wang

Blood pressure during pregnancy, sex ratio of offspring and reproductive hormone concentrations
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1777; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1777-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Ali

Vitrification of embryos and oocytes with 5.5 mol/l ethylene glycol and 1.0 mol/l sucrose
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1777-1778; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1777-b [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shee-Uan Chen, Hong-Nerng Ho, and Yu-Shih Yang

Vitrification of embryos and oocytes with 5.5 mol/l ethylene glycol and 1.0 mol/l sucrose
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1778-1779; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1778 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kayhan Yakin and Semra Kahraman

Certain forms of morphological anomalies of spermatozoa may reflect chromosomal aneuploidies
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1779-1780; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1779 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Almagor, M. Dan-Goor, Y. Hovav, and H. Yaffe

Spontaneous pregnancies in severe oligoasthenozoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1780-1781; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1780 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Appendix:

The COPE Report 1999. Guidelines on good publication practice
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1783-1788; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.8.1783 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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