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Contents: Volume 17, Number 10 October 2002   [Index by Author]

      Debate

      Debate Continued

      Opinion

      Reproductive biology

      Reproductive endocrinology

      Reproductive genetics

      Early pregnancy

      Fertility control

      Infertility

      Andrology

      Embryology

      Gynaecology

      Puberty, ageing and hormone replacement

      Reproductive epidemiology

      Ethics and Society

      Letters to the Editor

      Errata

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Debate:

M. De Rycke, I. Liebaers, and A. Van Steirteghem: Epigenetic risks related to assisted reproductive technologies: Risk analysis and epigenetic inheritance
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2487-2494; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2487 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debate Continued:

Roy Homburg: What is polycystic ovarian syndrome?: A proposal for a consensus on the definition and diagnosis of polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2495-2499; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2495 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Opinion:

H. Reichl, A. Balen, and C.A.M. Jansen: Prion transmission in blood and urine: what are the implications for recombinant and urinary-derived gonadotrophins?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2501-2508; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2501 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive biology:

Kenrokuro Mitsube, Ulf Zackrisson, and Mats Brännström: Nitric oxide regulates ovarian blood flow in the rat during the periovulatory period
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2509-2516; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2509 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Yukinobu Ota, Koichiro Shimoya, Qing Zhang, Akihiro Moriyama, Rika Chin, Kumiko Tenma, Tadashi Kimura, Masayasu Koyama, Chihiro Azuma, and Yuji Murata: The expression of secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) in the Fallopian tube: SLPI protects the acrosome reaction of sperm from inhibitory effects of elastase
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2517-2522; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2517 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sophie Debrock, Sarah Vander Perre, Christel Meuleman, Philippe Moerman, Joseph A. Hill, and Thomas M. D'Hooghe: In-vitro adhesion of endometrium to autologous peritoneal membranes: effect of the cycle phase and the stage of endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2523-2528; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2523 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

E. Andersson, O.E. Sørensen, B. Frohm, N. Borregaard, A. Egesten, and J. Malm: Isolation of human cationic antimicrobial protein-18 from seminal plasma and its association with prostasomes
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2529-2534; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2529 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive endocrinology:

S. Muttukrishna, S. Sharma, D.H. Barlow, W. Ledger, N. Groome, and M. Sathanandan: Serum inhibins, estradiol, progesterone and FSH in surgical menopause: a demonstration of ovarian pituitary feedback loop in women
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2535-2539; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2535 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Anthony P. Cheung, Sheila M. Pride, Basil Ho Yuen, and Lydia Sy: In-vivo ovarian androgen responses to recombinant FSH with and without recombinant LH in polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2540-2547; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2540 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Toshiaki Endo, Hiroyuki Honnma, Takumi Hayashi, Manabu Chida, Kiyohiro Yamazaki, Yoshimitsu Kitajima, Atsushi Azumaguchi, Hirofumi Kamiya, and Ryuichi Kudo: Continuation of GnRH agonist administration for 1 week, after hCG injection, prevents ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome following elective cryopreservation of all pronucleate embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2548-2551; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2548 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive genetics:

F. Morel, F. Gallon, V. Amice, M.-J. Le Bris, M.T. Le Martelot, S. Roche, A. Valéri, V. Derrien, A. Herry, J. Amice, and M. De Braekeleer: Sex chromosome mosaicism in couples undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2552-2555; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2552 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hardi Schmiady and Heidemarie Neitzel: Arrest of human oocytes during meiosis I in two sisters of consanguineous parents: first evidence for an autosomal recessive trait in human infertility: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2556-2559; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2556 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Geetha Venkataraman and Ian Craft: Triple-Y syndrome following ICSI treatment in a couple with normal chromosomes: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2560-2563; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2560 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Early pregnancy:

Abby C. Collier, Malcolm D. Tingle, James W. Paxton, Murray D. Mitchell, and Jeffrey A. Keelan: Metabolizing enzyme localization and activities in the first trimester human placenta: the effect of maternal and gestational age, smoking and alcohol consumption
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2564-2572; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2564 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Sir-Petermann, M. Maliqueo, B. Angel, H.E. Lara, F. Pérez-Bravo, and S.E. Recabarren: Maternal serum androgens in pregnant women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: possible implications in prenatal androgenization
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2573-2579; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2573 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mayumi Sugiura-Ogasawara, Toshiaki A. Furukawa, Yumi Nakano, Shiro Hori, Koji Aoki, and Toshinori Kitamura: Depression as a potential causal factor in subsequent miscarriage in recurrent spontaneous aborters
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2580-2584; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2580 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ronni Gamzu, Benny Almog, Yishai Levin, David Pauzner, Joseph B. Lessing, Ariel Jaffa, and Amiram Bar-Am: The ultrasonographic appearance of tubal pregnancy in patients treated with methotrexate
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2585-2587; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2585 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertility control:

K. Gemzell-Danielsson, A.M. van Heusden, S.R. Killick, H.B. Croxatto, P. Bouchard, S. Cameron, and M. Bygdeman: Improving cycle control in progestogen-only contraceptive pill users by intermittent treatment with a new anti-progestogen
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2588-2593; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2588 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Titia M.T. Mulders, Thom O.M. Dieben, and Herjan J.T.Coelingh Bennink: Ovarian function with a novel combined contraceptive vaginal ring
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2594-2599; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2594 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

Maryse Bonduelle, Elvire Van Assche, Hubert Joris, Kathelijn Keymolen, Paul Devroey, André Van Steirteghem, and Inge Liebaers: Prenatal testing in ICSI pregnancies: incidence of chromosomal anomalies in 1586 karyotypes and relation to sperm parameters
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2600-2614; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2600 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jeanine Ohl, Catherine Lefèbvre-Maunoury, Christiane Wittemer, Gabriel Nisand, Marie-Christine Laurent, and Pascale Hoffmann: Nitric oxide donors for patients undergoing IVF. A prospective, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2615-2620; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2615 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D.De Neubourg, K. Mangelschots, E. Van Royen, M. Vercruyssen, G. Ryckaert, M. Valkenburg, J. Barudy-Vasquez, and J. Gerris: Impact of patients’ choice for single embryo transfer of a top quality embryo versus double embryo transfer in the first IVF/ICSI cycle
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2621-2625; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2621 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jan Gerris, Diane De Neubourg, Katelijne Mangelschots, Eric Van Royen, Miet Vercruyssen, Jorge Barudy-Vasquez, Marion Valkenburg, and Greet Ryckaert: Elective single day 3 embryo transfer halves the twinning rate without decrease in the ongoing pregnancy rate of an IVF/ICSI programme
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2626-2631; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2626 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Candido Tomás, Kimmo Tikkinen, Leena Tuomivaara, Juha S. Tapanainen, and Hannu Martikainen: The degree of difficulty of embryo transfer is an independent factor for predicting pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2632-2635; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2632 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Galit Sheffer-Mimouni, Shlomo Mashiach, Jehoshua Dor, David Levran, and Daniel S. Seidman: Factors influencing the obstetric and perinatal outcome after oocyte donation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2636-2640; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2636 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J.L. Luborsky, P. Thiruppathi, B. Rivnay, R. Roussev, C. Coulam, and E. Radwanska: Evidence for different aetiologies of low estradiol response to FSH: age-related accelerated luteinization of follicles or presence of ovarian autoantibodies
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2641-2649; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2641 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Levy, T. Bourlet, A. Maertens, B. Salle, J. Lornage, J.L. Laurent, B. Pozzetto, and J.F. Guerin: Pregnancy after safe IVF with hepatitis C virus RNA-positive sperm: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2650-2653; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2650 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

G. Bahadur, K.L.E. Ling, R. Hart, D. Ralph, V. Riley, R. Wafa, A. Ashraf, N. Jaman, and A.W. Oyede: Semen production in adolescent cancer patients
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2654-2656; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2654 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mika Katayama, Mitsunobu Koshida, and Masashi Miyake: Fate of the acrosome in ooplasm in pigs after IVF and ICSI
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2657-2664; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2657 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. Ricci, S. Perticarari, E. Fragonas, E. Giolo, S. Canova, C. Pozzobon, S. Guaschino, and G. Presani: Apoptosis in human sperm: its correlation with semen quality and the presence of leukocytes
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2665-2672; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2665 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Baccio Baccetti, Antonio la Marca, Paola Piomboni, Serena Capitani, Emanuele Bruni, Felice Petraglia, and Vincenzo De Leo: Insulin-dependent diabetes in men is associated with hypothalamo-pituitary derangement and with impairment in semen quality
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2673-2677; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2673 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Embryology:

Lin Liu and David L. Keefe: Ageing-associated aberration in meiosis of oocytes from senescence-accelerated mice
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2678-2685; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2678 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Michelle Lane, Jeffery M. Maybach, and David K. Gardner: Addition of ascorbate during cryopreservation stimulates subsequent embryo development
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2686-2693; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2686 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Abdelmassih, J. Cardoso, V. Abdelmassih, J.A. Dias, R. Abdelmassih, and Z.P. Nagy: Laser-assisted ICSI: a novel approach to obtain higher oocyte survival and embryo quality rates
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2694-2699; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2694 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N.S. Macklon, M.H.E.C. Pieters, M.A. Hassan, P.H.M. Jeucken, M.J.C. Eijkemans, and B.C.J.M. Fauser: A prospective randomized comparison of sequential versus monoculture systems for in-vitro human blastocyst development
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2700-2705; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2700 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. Duque, C. Díez, L. Royo, P.L. Lorenzo, G. Carneiro, C.O. Hidalgo, N. Facal, and E. Gómez: Enhancement of developmental capacity of meiotically inhibited bovine oocytes by retinoic acid
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2706-2714; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2706 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gynaecology:

N. Sinaii, S.D. Cleary, M.L. Ballweg, L.K. Nieman, and P. Stratton: High rates of autoimmune and endocrine disorders, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and atopic diseases among women with endometriosis: a survey analysis
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2715-2724; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2715 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. Leyendecker, M. Herbertz, G. Kunz, and G. Mall: Endometriosis results from the dislocation of basal endometrium
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2725-2736; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2725 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J.T. Hindley, P.A. Law, M. Hickey, S.C. Smith, D.L. Lamping, W.M.W. Gedroyc, and L. Regan: Clinical outcomes following percutaneous magnetic resonance image guided laser ablation of symptomatic uterine fibroids
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2737-2741; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2737 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Spencer S. Richlin, Sumathi Ramachandran, Aida Shanti, Ana A. Murphy, and Sampath Parthasarathy: Glycodelin levels in uterine flushings and in plasma of patients with leiomyomas and polyps: implications for implantation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2742-2747; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2742 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Puberty, ageing and hormone replacement:

Patrick Garnero, Christian Jamin, Claude-Laurent Benhamou, Clara Pelissier, and Christian Roux: Effects of tibolone and combined 17ß-estradiol and norethisterone acetate on serum C-reactive protein in healthy post-menopausal women: a randomized trial
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2748-2753; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2748 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive epidemiology:

Alexandra Farrow, M.G.R. Hull, K. Northstone, H. Taylor, W.C.L. Ford, and Jean Golding: Prolonged use of oral contraception before a planned pregnancy is associated with a decreased risk of delayed conception
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2754-2761; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2754 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jennifer Zeitlin, Marie-Josèphe Saurel-Cubizolles, Jaques de Mouzon, Lucile Rivera, Pierre-Yves Ancel, Béatrice Blondel, and Monique Kaminski: Fetal sex and preterm birth: are males at greater risk?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2762-2768; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2762 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ethics and Society:

G. Bahadur: Death and conception
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2769-2775; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2769 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

Yap-Seng Chong, Selina Chua, and Sabaratnam Arulkumaran: Sublingual misoprostol for first trimester termination of pregnancy: safety concerns
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2777; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2777 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Oi-Shan Tang: Sublingual misoprostol for first trimester termination of pregnancy: safety concerns
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2778; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2778 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mehroo D. Hansotia: Family balancing by preimplantation genetic diagnosis in India
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2778-2779; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2778-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Aniruddha Malpani and Anjali Malpani: Family balancing by preimplantation genetic diagnosis in India
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2779; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2779 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Attila Török, József Belágyi, Péter Németh, Timea Berki, Béla Török, József Bódis, and Miklós Koppán: Oxidative stress may have an influence on the effectiveness of IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2779-2780; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2779-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Tommaso Falcone, Jeffrey Goldberg, and Rakesh Sharma: Oxidative stress may have an influence on the effectiveness of IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2780; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2780 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Errata:

David Levran, Jacob Farhi, Hana Nahum, Marek Glezerman, and Ariel Weissman: Maturation arrest of human oocytes as a cause of infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2781; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2781 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K.G. Nygren and A. Nyboe Andersen: Assisted reproductive technology in Europe, 1998. Results generated from European registers by ESHRE
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2781; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.10.2781-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]

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