Human Reproduction

Debate:

Raymond D. Lambert

Safety issues in assisted reproduction technology: The children of assisted reproduction confront the responsible conduct of assisted reproductive technologies
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3011-3015; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3011 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debate Continued:

Laurel A. Stadtmauer, Benjamin C. Wong, and Sergio Oehninger

Should patients with polycystic ovary syndrome be treated with metformin?: Benefits of insulin sensitizing drugs in polycystic ovary syndrome—beyond ovulation induction
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3016-3026; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3016 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

COCHRANE REVIEW:

M. Aboulghar, J.H. Evers, and H. Al-Inany

Intravenous albumin for preventing severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a Cochrane review
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3027-3032; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3027 [Abstract] [Abstract-only PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

H. Zetterberg, B. Regland, M. Palmér, L. Rymo, A. Zafiropoulos, D.A. Arvanitis, D.A. Spandidos, and K. Blennow

The transcobalamin codon 259 polymorphism influences the risk of human spontaneous abortion
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3033-3036; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3033 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Deborah E. McFadden, Ruby Jiang, Sylvie Langlois, and Wendy P. Robinson

Dispermy—origin of diandric triploidy: Brief Communication
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3037-3038; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3037 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology:

T. Shinohara, K. Inoue, N. Ogonuki, M. Kanatsu-Shinohara, H. Miki, K. Nakata, M. Kurome, H. Nagashima, S. Toyokuni, K. Kogishi, T. Honjo, and A. Ogura

Birth of offspring following transplantation of cryopreserved immature testicular pieces and in-vitro microinsemination
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3039-3045; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3039 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Yanagi, S. Makinoda, R. Fujii, S. Miyazaki, S. Fujita, H. Tomizawa, K. Yoshida, T. Iura, T. Takegami, and T. Nojima

Cyclic changes of granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) mRNA in the human follicle during the normal menstrual cycle and immunolocalization of G-CSF protein
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3046-3052; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3046 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Farinaz Arbab, Jennifer Goldsby, Nena Matijevic-Aleksic, Gangxiong Huang, Ke-He Ruan, and Jaou-Chen Huang

Prostacyclin is an autocrine regulator in the contraction of oviductal smooth muscle
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3053-3059; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3053 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Einer-Jensen, E. Cicinelli, P. Galantino, V. Pinto, and B. Barba

Uterine first pass effect in postmenopausal women
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3060-3064; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3060 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

I.A.J. van Rooij, F.J.M. Broekmans, E.R. te Velde, B.C.J.M. Fauser, L.F.J.M.M. Bancsi, F.H.de Jong, and A.P.N. Themmen

Serum anti-Müllerian hormone levels: a novel measure of ovarian reserve
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3065-3071; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3065 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Muttukrishna, E. Jauniaux, N. Greenwold, H. McGarrigle, S. Jivraj, S. Carter, S. Elgaddal, N. Groome, and L. Regan

Circulating levels of inhibin A, activin A and follistatin in missed and recurrent miscarriages
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3072-3078; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3072 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control:

K.A. Zikopoulos, E.G. Papanikolaou, S.N. Kalantaridou, G.D. Tsanadis, N.I. Plachouras, N.A. Dalkalitsis, and E.A. Paraskevaidis

Early pregnancy termination with vaginal misoprostol before and after 42 days gestation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3079-3083; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3079 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B.L. Xiao, H. von Hertzen, H. Zhao, and G. Piaggio

A randomized double-blind comparison of two single doses of mifepristone for emergency contraception
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3084-3089; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3084 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

L. Garceau, J. Henderson, L.J. Davis, S. Petrou, L.R. Henderson, E. McVeigh, D.H. Barlow, and L.L. Davidson

Economic implications of assisted reproductive techniques: a systematic review
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3090-3109; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3090 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tim J. Child, Camille Sylvestre, and Seang Lin Tan

Endometrial volume and thickness measurements predict pituitary suppression and non-suppression during IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3110-3113; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3110 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Friedler, A. Raziel, D. Strassburger, M. Schachter, Y. Soffer, and R. Ron-El

Factors influencing the outcome of ICSI in patients with obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia: a comparative study
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3114-3121; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3114 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E.H. Duran, M. Morshedi, S. Taylor, and S. Oehninger

Sperm DNA quality predicts intrauterine insemination outcome: a prospective cohort study
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3122-3128; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3122 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jan Tesarik and Carmen Mendoza

Effects of exogenous LH administration during ovarian stimulation of pituitary down-regulated young oocyte donors on oocyte yield and developmental competence
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3129-3137; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3129 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Unterweger, C. De Geyter, J.M. Fröhlich, G. Bongartz, and W. Wiesner

Three-dimensional dynamic MR-hysterosalpingography; a new, low invasive, radiation-free and less painful radiological approach to female infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3138-3141; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3138 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Garrido, J.L. Zuzuarregui, M. Meseguer, C. Simón, J. Remohí, and A. Pellicer

Sperm and oocyte donor selection and management: experience of a 10 year follow-up of more than 2100 candidates
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3142-3148; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3142 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carlos J. Quintans, Mónica J. Donaldson, M. Victoria Bertolino, and R. Sergio Pasqualini

Birth of two babies using oocytes that were cryopreserved in a choline-based freezing medium
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3149-3152; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3149 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

N.G. Cassuto, C. Sifer, G. Feldmann, D. Bouret, F. Moret, J.L. Benifla, R. Porcher, M. Naouri, A. Neuraz, S. Alvarez, C. Poncelet, P. Madelenat, and A. Devaux

A modified RT–PCR technique to screen for viral RNA in the semen of hepatitis C virus-positive men
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3153-3156; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3153 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Bahadur, K.L.E. Ling, R. Hart, D. Ralph, R. Wafa, A. Ashraf, N. Jaman, S. Mahmud, and A.W. Oyede

Semen quality and cryopreservation in adolescent cancer patients
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3157-3161; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3157 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Richthoff, M. Spano, Y.L. Giwercman, B. Frohm, K. Jepson, J. Malm, S. Elzanaty, M. Stridsberg, and A. Giwercman

The impact of testicular and accessory sex gland function on sperm chromatin integrity as assessed by the sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA)
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3162-3169; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3162 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yedidya Hovav, Miriam Almagor, and Haim Yaffe

Comparison of semen quality obtained by electroejaculation and spontaneous ejaculation in men suffering from ejaculation disorder
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3170-3172; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3170 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Branko Zorn, Veselin Sucur, Janez Stare, and Helena Meden-Vrtovec

Decline in sex ratio at birth after 10-day war in Slovenia: Brief communication
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3173-3177; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3173 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

R.L. Gardner

Experimental analysis of second cleavage in the mouse
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3178-3189; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3178 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pu Zhang, Julius Gisli Hreinsson, Evelyn Telfer, and Outi Hovatta

Few instead of many: human follicle collection from follicular aspirates at oocyte retrieval
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3190-3192; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3190 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Kahraman, Y. Kumtepe, S. Sertyel, E. Dönmez, M. Benkhalifa, N. Findikli, and P. Vanderzwalmen

Pronuclear morphology scoring and chromosomal status of embryos in severe male infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3193-3200; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3193 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Gianaroli, M.C. Magli, A.P. Ferraretti, S. Munné, B. Balicchia, T. Escudero, and A. Crippa

Possible interchromosomal effect in embryos generated by gametes from translocation carriers
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3201-3207; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3201 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

P. Pellizzari, C. Esposito, F. Siliotti, S. Marchiori, and M. Gangemi

Colour Doppler analysis of ovarian and uterine arteries in women with hypoestrogenic amenorrhoea
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3208-3212; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3208 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Stefano Palomba, Tiziana Russo, Francesco Orio, Jr, Libuse Tauchmanovà, Errico Zupi, Pier Luigi Benedetti Panici, Carmine Nappi, Annamaria Colao, Gaetano Lombardi, and Fulvio Zullo

Effectiveness of combined GnRH analogue plus raloxifene administration in the treatment of uterine leiomyomas: a prospective, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3213-3219; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3213 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

Esther Winter, Jim Wang, Michael J. Davies, and Robert Norman

Early pregnancy loss following assisted reproductive technology treatment
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3220-3223; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3220 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Bouyer, J. Coste, H. Fernandez, J.L. Pouly, and N. Job-Spira

Sites of ectopic pregnancy: a 10 year population-based study of 1800 cases
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3224-3230; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3224 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elisabeth Kucera-Sliutz, Ingrid Schiebel, Franz König, Sepp Leodolter, Gerhard Sliutz, and Heinz Koelbl

Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and discrimination between abnormal intrauterine and ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3231-3234; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3231 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty, ageing and hormone replacement therapy:

E.M. Bladbjerg, S.O. Skouby, L.F. Andersen, and J. Jespersen

Effects of different progestin regimens in hormone replacement therapy on blood coagulation factor VII and tissue factor pathway inhibitor
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3235-3241; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3235 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling:

Gunilla Sydsjö, Marie Wadsby, Svante Kjellberg, and Adam Sydsjö

Relationships and parenthood in couples after assisted reproduction and in spontaneous primiparous couples: a prospective long-term follow-up study
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3242-3250; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3242 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive Epidemiology:

Peter T. Ellison, Richard G. Bribiescas, Gillian R. Bentley, Benjamin C. Campbell, Susan F. Lipson, Catherine Panter-Brick, and Kim Hill

Population variation in age-related decline in male salivary testosterone
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3251-3253; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3251 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ethics and Society:

E. Blyth

Subsidized IVF: the development of ‘egg sharing’ in the UK
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3254-3259; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3254 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE:

The European IVF-monitoring programme, for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, K.G. Nygren, and A.Nyboe Andersen

Assisted reproductive technology in Europe, 1999. Results generated from European registers by ESHRE
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3260-3274; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3260 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

William H. James

Smoking, sperm quality and testosterone level
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 3275-3276; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.12.3275 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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