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Contents: Volume 17, Number 3 March 2002   [Index by Author]

      Debates

      Opinions

      Cochrane Reviews

      Reproductive genetics

      Reproductive biology

      Reproductive endrocrinology

      Fertility control

      Infertility

      Andrology

      Embryology

      Gynaecology

      Early pregnancy

      Puberty, ageing and hormone replacement therapy

      Ethics and Society

      Letter to the editor

      Erratum

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Debates:

Jolande A. Land, Anna P. Gijsen, Johannes L.H. Evers, and Cathrien A. Bruggeman: Chlamydia trachomatis in subfertile women undergoing uterine instrumentation: Screen or treat?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 525-527; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.525 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C.N.M. Renckens: Alternative treatments in reproductive medicine: much ado about nothing: `The fact that millions of people do not master arithmetic does not prove that two times two is anything else than four': W.F.Hermans
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 528-533; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.528 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Opinions:

G. Pennings, R. Schots, and I. Liebaers: Ethical considerations on preimplantation genetic diagnosis for HLA typing to match a future child as a donor of haematopoietic stem cells to a sibling
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 534-538; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.534 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Norbert Gleicher, Andrea Vidali, and Vishvanath Karande: The immunological `Wars of the Roses': disagreements amongst reproductive immunologists
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 539-542; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.539 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cochrane Reviews:

N.P. Johnson, W. Mak, and M.C. Sowter: Laparoscopic salpingectomy for women with hydrosalpinges enhances the success of IVF: a Cochrane review
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 543; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.543 [Abstract] [Abstract-only PDF] [Request Permissions]

D. Grimes, K. Schulz, H. van Vliet, and N. Stanwood: Immediate post-partum insertion of intrauterine devices: a Cochrane review
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 549; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.549 [Abstract] [Abstract-only PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive genetics:

H. Stefansson, R.T. Geirsson, V. Steinthorsdottir, H. Jonsson, A. Manolescu, A. Kong, G. Ingadottir, J. Gulcher, and K. Stefansson: Genetic factors contribute to the risk of developing endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 555-559; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.555 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Keisuke Ishii, Koichi Takakuwa, Takuya Mitsui, and Kenichi Tanaka: Studies on the human leukocyte antigen-DR in patients with endometriosis: genotyping of HLA-DRB1 alleles
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 560-563; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.560 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.L. Buonadonna, F. Cariola, E. Caroppo, A.Di Carlo, P. Fiorente, M.C. Valenzano, G. D'Amato, and M. Gentile: Molecular and cytogenetic characterization of an azoospermic male with a de-novo Y;14 translocation and alternate centromere inactivation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 564-569; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.564 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gianpiero D. Palermo, Liliana T. Colombero, June J. Hariprashad, Peter N. Schlegel, and Zev Rosenwaks: Chromosome analysis of epididymal and testicular sperm in azoospermic patients undergoing ICSI
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 570-575; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.570 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B. Eskenazi, A.J. Wyrobek, S.A. Kidd, X. Lowe, D. Moore, II, K. Weisiger, and M. Aylstock: Sperm aneuploidy in fathers of children with paternally and maternally inherited Klinefelter syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 576-583; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.576 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive biology:

R.A. Lyons, O. Djahanbakhch, T. Mahmood, E. Saridogan, S. Sattar, M.T. Sheaff, A.A. Naftalin, and R. Chenoy: Fallopian tube ciliary beat frequency in relation to the stage of menstrual cycle and anatomical site
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 584-588; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.584 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Saffron A. Whitehead, Julia E. Cross, Clare Burden, and Michael Lacey: Acute and chronic effects of genistein, tyrphostin and lavendustin A on steroid synthesis in luteinized human granulosa cells
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 589-594; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.589 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jong-Young Kwak, Sang-Won Park, Ki-Hyung Kim, Yong-Jin Na, and Kyu-Sup Lee: Modulation of neutrophil apoptosis by plasma and peritoneal fluid from patients with advanced endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 595-600; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.595 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mohamed A. Bedaiwy, Jeffrey M. Goldberg, Tommaso Falcone, Mamta Singh, David Nelson, Hamdy Azab, Xia Wang, and Rakesh Sharma: Relationship between oxidative stress and embryotoxicity of hydrosalpingeal fluid
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 601-604; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.601 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jun Liu, Josiane Van der Elst, Rudy Van den Broecke, and Marc Dhont: Early massive follicle loss and apoptosis in heterotopically grafted newborn mouse ovaries
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 605-611; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.605 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

John Schnorr, Sergio Oehninger, James Toner, Jimmy Hsiu, Susan Lanzendorf, Robert Williams, and Gary Hodgen: Functional studies of subcutaneous ovarian transplants in non-human primates: steroidogenesis, endometrial development, ovulation, menstrual patterns and gamete morphology
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 612-619; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.612 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive endrocrinology:

T. Piltonen, R. Koivunen, L. Morin-Papunen, A. Ruokonen, I.T. Huhtaniemi, and J.S. Tapanainen: Ovarian and adrenal steroid production: regulatory role of LH/HCG
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 620-624; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.620 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Peter Y. Liu, Val J. Gebski, Leo Turner, Ann J. Conway, Susan M. Wishart, and David J. Handelsman: Predicting pregnancy and spermatogenesis by survival analysis during gonadotrophin treatment of gonadotrophin-deficient infertile men
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 625-633; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.625 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Francisca Martinez, P.N. Barri, B. Coroleu, R. Tur, Tarja Sorsa-Leslie, William J. Harris, Nigel P. Groome, Philip G. Knight, and Paul A. Fowler: Women with poor response to IVF have lowered circulating gonadotrophin surge-attenuating factor (GnSAF) bioactivity during spontaneous and stimulated cycles
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 634-640; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.634 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. Jurjen E. Oosterhuis, Istvan Vermes, Henri W.B. Michgelsen, Joop Schoemaker, and Cornelis B. Lambalk: Follicle stimulating hormone measured in unextracted urine throughout the menstrual cycle correlates with age and ovarian reserve
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 641-646; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.641 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Ciampelli, F. Leoni, F. Lattanzi, M. Guido, R. Apa, and A. Lanzone: A pilot study of the long-term effects of acipimox in polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 647-653; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.647 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertility control:

Oi Shan Tang, B.Y. Miao, Sharon W.H. Lee, and Pak Chung Ho: Pilot study on the use of repeated doses of sublingual misoprostol in termination of pregnancy up to 12 weeks gestation: efficacy and acceptability
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 654-658; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.654 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

Cesare Battaglia, Giorgia Regnani, Tiziana Marsella, Fabio Facchinetti, Annibale Volpe, Stefano Venturoli, and Carlo Flamigni: Adjuvant L-arginine treatment in controlled ovarian hyperstimulation: a double-blind, randomized study
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 659-665; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.659 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hans G.I. van Weering, Roel Schats, Joseph McDonnell, Jacqueline M. Vink, Jan P.W. Vermeiden, and Peter G.A. Hompes: The impact of the embryo transfer catheter on the pregnancy rate in IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 666-670; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.666 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Maryse Bonduelle, Inge Liebaers, Veerle Deketelaere, Marie-Paule Derde, M. Camus, Paul Devroey, and André Van Steirteghem: Neonatal data on a cohort of 2889 infants born after ICSI (1991–1999) and of 2995 infants born after IVF (1983–1999)
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 671-694; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.671 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L.M.W. Veenemans and P.J.Q. van der Linden: The value of Chlamydia trachomatis antibody testing in predicting tubal factor infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 695-698; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.695 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Anna P. Gijsen, Jolande A. Land, Valère J. Goossens, Marlea E.P. Slobbe, and Cathrien A. Bruggeman: Chlamydia antibody testing in screening for tubal factor subfertility: the significance of IgG antibody decline over time
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 699-703; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.699 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

M. O'Connell, N. McClure, and S.E.M. Lewis: The effects of cryopreservation on sperm morphology, motility and mitochondrial function
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 704-709; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.704 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L. Oppedisano, G. Haines, C. Hrabchak, G. Fimia, R. Elliott, P. Sassone-Corsi, and S. Varmuza: The rate of aneuploidy is altered in spermatids from infertile mice
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 710-717; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.710 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Shiou-Sheng Chen, Luke S. Chang, Haw-Wen Chen, and Yau-Huei Wei: Polymorphisms of glutathione S-transferase M1 and male infertility in Taiwanese patients with varicocele
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 718-725; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.718 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Waltraud Eggert-Kruse, Andreas Neuer, Claudia Clussmann, Ruxandra Boit, Wiebke Geissler, Gerhard Rohr, and Thomas Strowitzki: Seminal antibodies to human 60kd heat shock protein (HSP 60) in male partners of subfertile couples
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 726-735; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.726 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Vicente Abdelmassih, Jose P. Balmaceda, Jan Tesarik, Roger Abdelmassih, and Zsolt P. Nagy: Relationship between time period after vasectomy and the reproductive capacity of sperm obtained by epididymal aspiration
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 736-740; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.736 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Embryology:

Bulent Urman, Cengiz Alatas, Senai Aksoy, Ramazan Mercan, Alp Nuhoglu, Alper Mumcu, Aycan Isiklar, and Basak Balaban: Transfer at the blastocyst stage of embryos derived from testicular round spermatid injection
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 741-743; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.741 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. Vanderzwalmen, G. Bertin, Ch. Debauche, V. Standaert, E. van Roosendaal, M. Vandervorst, N. Bollen, H. Zech, T. Mukaida, K. Takahashi, and R. Schoysman: Births after vitrification at morula and blastocyst stages: effect of artificial reduction of the blastocoelic cavity before vitrification
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 744-751; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.744 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M.G. Katz, A.O. Trounson, and D.S. Cram: DNA fingerprinting of sister blastomeres from human IVF embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 752-759; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.752 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

L. Tebourbi, J. Testart, I. Cerutti, J.P. Moussu, A. Loeuillet, and A-M. Courtot: Failure to infect embryos after virus injection in mouse zygotes
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 760-764; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.760 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gynaecology:

Ernest Hung Yu Ng and Pak Chung Ho: Doppler ultrasound examination of uterine arteries on the day of oocyte retrieval in patients with uterine fibroids undergoing IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 765-770; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.765 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Cesare Battaglia, Giorgia Regnani, Fulvia Mancini, Lorenzo Iughetti, Carlo Flamigni, and Stefano Venturoli: Polycystic ovaries in childhood: a common finding in daughters of PCOS patients. A pilot study
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 771-776; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.771 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

María-José Gómez-Torres, Pedro Acién, Adolfo Campos, and Irene Velasco: Embryotoxicity of peritoneal fluid in women with endometriosis. Its relation with cytokines and lymphocyte populations
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 777-781; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.777 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K.D. Jones and C.J.G. Sutton: Pregnancy rates following ablative laparoscopic surgery for endometriomas
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 782-785; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.782 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Hague, I.Z. MacKenzie, R. Bicknell, and M.C.P. Rees: In-vivo angiogenesis and progestogens
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 786-793; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.786 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Early pregnancy:

A. Perheentupa, A. Ruokonen, L. Tuomivaara, M. Ryynänen, and H. Martikainen: Maternal serum ß-HCG and ${alpha}$ -fetoprotein concentrations in singleton pregnancies following assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 794-797; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.794 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Manuel Rodríguez-González, Vicente Serra, Juan Antonio Garcia-Velasco, Antonio Pellicer, and José Remohí: The `vanishing embryo' phenomenon in an oocyte donation programme
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 798-802; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.798 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

F. Vesce, C. Scapoli, G. Giovannini, L. Tralli, G. Gotti, A. Valerio, and A. Piffanelli: Cytokine imbalance in pregnancies with fetal chromosomal abnormalities
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 803-808; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.803 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ole B. Christiansen, Bjørn Pedersen, Anni Rosgaard, and Merete Husth: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of intravenous immunoglobulin in the prevention of recurrent miscarriage: evidence for a therapeutic effect in women with secondary recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 809-816; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.809 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Martin Höpker, Georg Fleckenstein, Wolfgang Heyl, Burkhard Sattler, and Günter Emons: Placenta percreta in week 10 of pregnancy with consecutive hysterectomy: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 817-820; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.817 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

V. Mazza, I. Di Monte, P.L. Ceccarelli, F. Rivasi, C. Falcinelli, A. Forabosco, and A. Volpe: Prenatal diagnosis of female pseudohermaphroditism associated with bilateral luteoma of pregnancy: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 821-824; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.821 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Puberty, ageing and hormone replacement therapy:

Imran R. Pirwany, Naveed Sattar, Ian A. Greer, Christopher J. Packard, and Richard Fleming: Supraphysiological concentrations of estradiol in menopausal women given repeated implant therapy do not adversely affect lipid profiles
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 825-829; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.825 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ethics and Society:

S. Golombok, A. Brewaeys, M.T. Giavazzi, D. Guerra, F. MacCallum, and J. Rust: The European study of assisted reproduction families: the transition to adolescence
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 830-840; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.830 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letter to the editor:

P. Lesny, S. Maguiness, F. Biervliet, and S.R. Killick: Uterine contractility decreases at the time of blastocyst transfer
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 841; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.841 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tunde Dada and Vinay Sharma: Ovarian artery resistance index as a marker of pituitary suppression
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 841-842; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.841-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrea Lenzi and Loredana Gandini: Characterization of human sperm
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 842; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.842 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Juan G. Alvarez and Mario Ollero: Characterization of human sperm
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 843; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.843 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Erratum:

Carlo Bulletti, Dominique DeZiegler, Marco Stefanetti, Ettore Cicinelli, Emanuele Pelosi, and Carlo Flamigni: Endometriosis: absence of recurrence in patients after endometrial ablation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 844; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.3.844 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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