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Contents: Volume 17, Number 7 July 2002   [Index by Author]

      Debate

      Debate Continued

      Opinion

      Reproductive biology

      Reproductive endocrinology

      Fertility Control

      Infertility

      Andrology

      Embryology

      Gynaecology

      Early pregnancy

      Reproductive epidemiology

      Puberty, ageing and hormone replacement therapy

      Letters to the Editor

      Erratum

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Debate:

Roberto Matorras and Francisco J. Rodríguez-Escudero: Bye-bye urinary gonadotrophins?: The use of urinary gonadotrophins should be discouraged
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1675; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1675 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P.G. Crosignani: Bye-bye urinary gonadotrophins?: Risk of infection is not the main problem
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1676; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1676 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Adam Balen: Bye-bye urinary gonadotrophins?: Is there a risk of prion disease after the administration of urinary-derived gonadotrophins?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1676-1680; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1676-a [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S.J. Dyer: Bye-bye urinary gonadotrophins?: The conflict between effective and affordable health care—a perspective from the developing world
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1680-1683; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1680 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debate Continued:

Stephan Gordts, Rudi Campo, Patrick Puttemans, Hugo Verhoeven, Luca Gianaroli, Jan Brosens, and Ivo Brosens: Investigation of the infertile couple : A one-stop outpatient endoscopy-based approach
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1684-1687; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1684 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Opinion:

R.H.F. Hunter: Tubal ectopic pregnancy: a patho-physiological explanation involving endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1688-1691; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1688 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive biology:

Richard M. Sharpe, Bronwen Martin, Keith Morris, Irene Greig, Chris McKinnell, Alan S. McNeilly, and Marion Walker: Infant feeding with soy formula milk: effects on the testis and on blood testosterone levels in marmoset monkeys during the period of neonatal testicular activity
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1692-1703; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1692 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Michael T. Bailey and Christopher L. Coe: Endometriosis is associated with an altered profile of intestinal microflora in female rhesus monkeys
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1704-1708; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1704 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Norihiro Sugino, Ayako Karube-Harada, Aki Sakata, Shuji Takiguchi, and Hiroshi Kato: Different mechanisms for the induction of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase and manganese superoxide dismutase by progesterone in human endometrial stromal cells
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1709-1714; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1709 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive endocrinology:

A.B. Thomson, R.A. Anderson, D.S. Irvine, C.J.H. Kelnar, R.M. Sharpe, and W.H.B. Wallace: Investigation of suppression of the hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis to restore spermatogenesis in azoospermic men treated for childhood cancer
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1715-1723; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1715 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Chia-Lin Chang, Tzu-Hao Wang, Shang-Gwo Horng, Hsien-Ming Wu, Hsin-Shih Wang, and Yung-Kuei Soong: The concentration of inhibin B in follicular fluid: relation to oocyte maturation and embryo development
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1724-1728; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1724 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Koray Elter, Gonca Imir, and Fatih Durmusoglu: Clinical, endocrine and metabolic effects of metformin added to ethinyl estradiol–cyproterone acetate in non-obese women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a randomized controlled study
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1729-1737; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1729 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertility Control:

Oi Shan Tang, Jieshuang Xu, Linan Cheng, Sharon W.H. Lee, and Pak Chung Ho: Pilot study on the use of sublingual misoprostol with mifepristone in termination of first trimester pregnancy up to 9 weeks gestation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1738-1740; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1738 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

A. Marozzi, C. Porta, W. Vegetti, P.G. Crosignani, M.G. Tibiletti, L. Dalprà, and E. Ginelli: Mutation analysis of the inhibin alpha gene in a cohort of Italian women affected by ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1741-1745; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1741 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

H. Klonoff-Cohen, J. Bleha, and P. Lam-Kruglick: A prospective study of the effects of female and male caffeine consumption on the reproductive endpoints of IVF and gamete intra-Fallopian transfer
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1746-1754; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1746 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Isaksson, M. Gissler, and A. Tiitinen: Obstetric outcome among women with unexplained infertility after IVF: a matched case–control study
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1755-1761; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1755 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Matorras, E. Urquijo, R. Mendoza, B. Corcóstegui, A. Expósito, and F.J. Rodríguez-Escudero: Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer improves pregnancy rates and increases the frequency of easy transfers
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1762-1766; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1762 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

H.N. Sallam, A.F. Agameya, A.F. Rahman, F. Ezzeldin, and A.N. Sallam: Ultrasound measurement of the uterocervical angle before embryo transfer: a prospective controlled study
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1767-1772; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1767 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Sifer, J.L. Benifla, M. Branger, A. Devaux, F. Brun-Vezinet, P. Madelenat, and G. Feldmann: Effects of hepatitis C virus on the apoptosis percentage of granulosa cells in vivo in women undergoing IVF: preliminary results
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1773-1776; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1773 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

V. Isaza, J.A. García-Velasco, M. Aragonés, J. Remohí, C. Simón, and A. Pellicer: Oocyte and embryo quality after coasting: the experience from oocyte donation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1777-1782; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1777 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sergey I Moskovtsev, Jeanine T Griffin, C.Matthew Peterson, and Douglas T Carrell: Primordial and pre-antral follicles are not commonly observed in IVF aspirates
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1783-1787; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1783 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

V Baukloh: Retrospective multicentre study on mechanical and enzymatic preparation of fresh and cryopreserved testicular biopsies
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1788-1794; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1788 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Yoel Shufaro, Diana Prus, Neri Laufer, and Alex Simon: Impact of repeated testicular fine needle aspirations (TEFNA) and testicular sperm extraction (TESE) on the microscopic morphology of the testis: an animal model
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1795-1799; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1795 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Sousa, N. Cremades, J. Silva, C. Oliveira, L. Ferraz, J.Teixeira da Silva, P. Viana, and A. Barros: Predictive value of testicular histology in secretory azoospermic subgroups and clinical outcome after microinjection of fresh and frozen–thawed sperm and spermatids
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1800-1810; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1800 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jan Tesarik, Francisco Martinez, Laura Rienzi, Marcello Iacobelli, Filippo Ubaldi, Carmen Mendoza, and Ermanno Greco: In-vitro effects of FSH and testosterone withdrawal on caspase activation and DNA fragmentation in different cell types of human seminiferous epithelium
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1811-1819; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1811 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Doreen Perera, Arnold Pizzey, Alastair Campbell, Maurice Katz, John Porter, Mary Petrou, D.S. Irvine, and Ratna Chatterjee: Sperm DNA damage in potentially fertile homozygous ß-thalassaemia patients with iron overload
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1820-1825; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1820 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C.M. Luetjens, C. Rolf, P. Gassner, J.E. Werny, and E. Nieschlag: Sperm aneuploidy rates in younger and older men
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1826-1832; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1826 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hulusi Bulent Zeyneloglu, Volkan Baltaci, Hakan Eyup Duran, Esra Erdemli, and Sertac Batioglu: Achievement of pregnancy in globozoospermia with Y chromosome microdeletion after ICSI: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1833-1836; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1833 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Niels Henrik I. Hjollund, Lone Storgaard, Erik Ernst, Jens Peter E. Bonde, Kaare Christensen, and Jørn Olsen: Correlation of scrotal temperature in twins: Brief Communication
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1837-1838; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1837 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Embryology:

R.L. Gardner and T.J. Davies: Trophectoderm growth and bilateral symmetry of the blastocyst in the mouse
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1839-1845; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1839 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Takafumi Utsunomiya, Tae Naitou, and Miyuki Nagaki: A prospective trial of blastocyst culture and transfer
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1846-1851; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1846 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Laura Rienzi, Filippo Ubaldi, Marcello Iacobelli, Susanna Ferrero, Maria Giulia Minasi, Francisco Martinez, Jan Tesarik, and Ermanno Greco: Day 3 embryo transfer with combined evaluation at the pronuclear and cleavage stages compares favourably with day 5 blastocyst transfer
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1852-1855; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1852 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Tomsu, V. Sharma, and D. Miller: Embryo quality and IVF treatment outcomes may correlate with different sperm comet assay parameters
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1856-1862; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1856 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Magosaburo Kasai, Kaori Ito, and Keisuke Edashige: Morphological appearance of the cryopreserved mouse blastocyst as a tool to identify the type of cryoinjury
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1863-1874; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1863 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N. Songsasen, M.S. Ratterree, C.A. VandeVoort, D.E. Pegg, and S.P. Leibo: Permeability characteristics and osmotic sensitivity of rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1875-1884; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1875 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Irene Boiso, Mercè Martí, Josep Santaló, Montse Ponsá, Pere N. Barri, and Anna Veiga: A confocal microscopy analysis of the spindle and chromosome configurations of human oocytes cryopreserved at the germinal vesicle and metaphase II stage
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1885-1891; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1885 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Thorir Hardarson, Kersti Lundin, and Charles Hanson: A human oocyte with two sets of MII/PB-structures: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1892-1894; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1892 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gynaecology:

V. Anaf, P. Simon, I. El Nakadi, I. Fayt, T. Simonart, F. Buxant, and J-C. Noel: Hyperalgesia, nerve infiltration and nerve growth factor expression in deep adenomyotic nodules, peritoneal and ovarian endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1895-1900; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1895 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Early pregnancy:

P. Poikkeus, V. Hiilesmaa, and A. Tiitinen: Serum HCG 12 days after embryo transfer in predicting pregnancy outcome
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1901-1905; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1901 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive epidemiology:

Virginia J. Vitzthum, Gillian R. Bentley, Hilde Spielvogel, Esperanza Caceres, Jonathan Thornburg, Lary Jones, Sarah Shore, Kelly R. Hodges, and Robert T. Chatterton: Salivary progesterone levels and rate of ovulation are significantly lower in poorer than in better-off urban-dwelling Bolivian women
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1906-1913; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1906 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D.J. Murphy, G.M. Stirrat, and J. Heron: The relationship between Caesarean section and subfertility in a population-based sample of 14 541 pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1914-1917; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1914 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Puberty, ageing and hormone replacement therapy:

A.C. Duncan, J.R. Petrie, M.J. Brosnan, A.M. Devlin, R.A. Bass, D.S. Charnock-Jones, J.M.C. Connell, A.F. Dominiczak, and M.A. Lumsden: Is estradiol cardioprotection a nitric oxide-mediated effect?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1918-1924; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1918 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

Rafael Mikolajczyk: TwoDay Algorithm in predicting fertile time
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1925; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1925 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

David B. Dunson and Bernardo Colombo: TwoDay Algorithm in predicting fertile time
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1925-1926; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1925-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]

Stephen D. Keay and David J. Cahill: Different aetiological mechanisms for unexplained and endometriosis-associated infertility cannot be inferred from unstimulated IVF cycles using HCG to induce ovulation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1926-1927; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1926 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.K. Omland, P. Fedorcsák, R. Storeng, P.O. Dale, T. Åbyholm, and T. Tanbo: Different aetiological mechanisms for unexplained and endometriosis-associated infertility cannot be inferred from unstimulated IVF cycles using HCG to induce ovulation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1927; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1927 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [Request Permissions]

S. Papaioannou, M. Afnan, O. Olufowobi, and K. Sharif: Investigation of the infertile couple: laparoscopy after normal hysterosalpingography?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1928-1929; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1928 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Fatum: Investigation of the infertile couple: laparoscopy after normal hysterosalpingography?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1929; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1929 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Erratum:

: Errata
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1929; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.7.1929-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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