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Contents: Volume 17, Number 8 August 2002   [Index by Author]

      Editorial

      Debate

      Debates continued

      Opinion

      Reproductive biology

      Reproductive endocrinology

      Reproductive genetics

      Fertility control

      Infertility

      Andrology

      Embryology

      Gynaecology

      Early pregnancy

      Psychology and counselling

      Reproductive epidemiology

      Letters to the Editor

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Editorial:

David H. Barlow: Cloning-derived technologies warrant intensive research
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1931; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1931 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debate:

J. Tesarik: Reproductive semi-cloning respecting biparental embryo origin: Embryos from syngamy between a gamete and a haploidized somatic cell
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1933-1937; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1933 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debates continued:

Steven S. Witkin and Iara M. Linhares: Chlamydia trachomatis in subfertile women undergoing uterine instrumentation: An alternative to direct microbial testing or prophylactic antibiotic treatment
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1938-1941; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1938 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Matts Wikland, Urban Waldenström, and Thomas Lundeberg: Alternative treatments in reproductive medicine: much ado about nothing: Acupuncture—a method of treatment in reproductive medicine: lack of evidence of an effect does not equal evidence of the lack of an effect
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1942-1946; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1942 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ariel Revel and Asher Shushan: Investigation of the infertile couple: Hysteroscopy with endometrial biopsy is the gold standard investigation for abnormal uterine bleeding
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1947-1949; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1947 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

John E. Nestler: Should patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome be treated with metformin?: An enthusiastic endorsement
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1950-1953; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1950 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Justin C. St. John: Ooplasm donation in humans: The need to investigate the transmission of mitochondrial DNA following cytoplasmic transfer
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1954-1958; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1954 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Opinion:

Siobhan Quenby, Gill Vince, Roy Farquharson, and John Aplin: Recurrent miscarriage: a defect in nature’s quality control?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1959-1963; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1959 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive biology:

M. Espinosa, G. Noé, C. Troncoso, S.B. Ho, and M. Villalón: Acidic pH and increasing [Ca²⁺] reduce the swelling of mucins in primary cultures of human cervical cells
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1964-1972; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1964 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jan W. Dallinga, Edwin J.C. Moonen, John C.M. Dumoulin, Johannes L.H. Evers, Joep P.M. Geraedts, and Jos C.S. Kleinjans: Decreased human semen quality and organochlorine compounds in blood
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1973-1979; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1973 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S.M. Adams, N. Gayer, M.J. Hosie, and C.R. Murphy: Human uterodomes (pinopods) do not display pinocytotic function
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1980-1986; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1980 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive endocrinology:

Ingrid J.M. Duijkers, Christine Klipping, Peter J. Boerrigter, Christel S.M. Machielsen, Joris J. de Bie, and Gerrit Voortman: Single dose pharmacokinetics and effects on follicular growth and serum hormones of a long-acting recombinant FSH preparation (FSH-CTP) in healthy pituitary-suppressed females
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1987-1993; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1987 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Annick Delvigne, Karol Kostyla, Anne De Leener, Bernard Lejeune, Brigitte Cantiniaux, Pierre Bergmann, and Serge Rozenberg: Metabolic characteristics of women who developed ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1994-1996; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1994 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Tim J. Child, Camille Sylvestre, Imran Pirwany, and Seang Lin Tan: Basal serum levels of FSH and estradiol in ovulatory and anovulatory women undergoing treatment by in-vitro maturation of immature oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 1997-2002; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.1997 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

V.A. Akande, C.F. Fleming, L.P. Hunt, S.D. Keay, and J.M. Jenkins: Biological versus chronological ageing of oocytes, distinguishable by raised FSH levels in relation to the success of IVF treatment
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2003-2008; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2003 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Filicori, G.E. Cognigni, P. Pocognoli, C. Tabarelli, D. Spettoli, S. Taraborrelli, and W. Ciampaglia: Modulation of folliculogenesis and steroidogenesis in women by graded menotrophin administration
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2009-2015; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2009 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

P. Humaidan, L. Bungum, M. Bungum, and C.Yding Andersen: Ovarian response and pregnancy outcome related to mid-follicular LH levels in women undergoing assisted reproduction with GnRH agonist down-regulation and recombinant FSH stimulation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2016-2021; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2016 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J.B. Engel, M. Ludwig, R. Felberbaum, C. Albano, P. Devroey, and K. Diedrich: Use of cetrorelix in combination with clomiphene citrate and gonadotrophins: a suitable approach to ‘friendly IVF’?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2022-2026; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2022 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Peter J. Boerrigter, Joris J. de Bie, Bernadette M.J.L. Mannaerts, Bert P. van Leeuwen, and Dorrie P.J. Passier-Timmermans: Obstetrical and neonatal outcome after controlled ovarian stimulation for IVF using the GnRH antagonist ganirelix
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2027-2034; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2027 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S.A.K. Amer, V. Gopalan, T.C. Li, W.L. Ledger, and I.D. Cooke: Long term follow-up of patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome after laparoscopic ovarian drilling: clinical outcome
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2035-2042; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2035 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Silvia Andrico, Alessandro Gambera, Cristina Specchia, Carolina Pellegrini, Leopoldo Falsetti, and Enrico Sartori: Leptin in functional hypothalamic amenorrhoea
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2043-2048; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2043 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Claus Højbjerg Gravholt, Rune Weis Naeraa, Anna-Maria Andersson, Jens Sandahl Christiansen, and Niels Erik Skakkebæk: Inhibin A and B in adolescents and young adults with Turner's syndrome and no sign of spontaneous puberty
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2049-2053; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2049 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Kathuria, R. Sriraman, R. Nath, M. Sack, R. Pal, O. Artsaenko, G.P. Talwar, R. Fischer, and R. Finnern: Efficacy of plant-produced recombinant antibodies against HCG
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2054-2061; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2054 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive genetics:

O. Blagosklonova, C. Joanne, C. Roux, H. Bittard, F. Fellmann, and J.L. Bresson: Absence of anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) and M2A immunoreactivities in Sertoli cell-only syndrome and maturation arrest with and without AZF microdeletions
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2062-2065; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2062 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Zhenyuan Wang, Jeff Milunsky, Moshe Yamin, Thomas Maher, Robert Oates, and Aubrey Milunsky: Analysis by mass spectrometry of 100 cystic fibrosis gene mutations in 92 patients with congenital bilateral absence of the vas deferens
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2066-2072; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2066 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.H. Kinnunen, H-M. Surcel, M. Lehtinen, J. Karhukorpi, A. Tiitinen, M. Halttunen, A. Bloigu, R.P. Morrison, R. Karttunen, and J. Paavonen: HLA DQ alleles and interleukin-10 polymorphism associated with Chlamydia trachomatis-related tubal factor infertility: a case–control study
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2073-2078; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2073 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertility control:

J.T. Jensen, K.M. Schwinof, M.B. Zelinski-Wooten, M. Conti, L.V. DePaolo, and R.L. Stouffer: Phosphodiesterase 3 inhibitors selectively block the spontaneous resumption of meiosis by macaque oocytes in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2079-2084; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2079 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

E.Pandolfi Passos, T.R. Silveira, C.C. Salazar, A.C. Facin, C.A.B. Souza, Y.L.S. Guerin, A.A. Gratão, and J.S.L. Cunha-Filho: Hepatitis C virus infection and assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2085-2088; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2085 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Anthony, S.E. Buitendijk, C.A. Dorrepaal, K. Lindner, D.D.M. Braat, and A.L. den Ouden: Congenital malformations in 4224 children conceived after IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2089-2095; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2089 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

V.K. Bakalov, V.H. Vanderhoof, C.A. Bondy, and L.M. Nelson: Adrenal antibodies detect asymptomatic auto-immune adrenal insufficiency in young women with spontaneous premature ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2096-2100; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2096 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Ingrid H. Lok, Matthew T.V. Chan, Daniel L.W. Chan, L.P. Cheung, Christopher J. Haines, and P.M. Yuen: A prospective randomized trial comparing patient-controlled sedation using propofol and alfentanil and physician-administered sedation using diazepam and pethidine during transvaginal ultrasound-guided oocyte retrieval
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2101-2106; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2101 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Matorras, T. Diaz, B. Corcostegui, O. Ramón, J.I. Pijoan, and F.J. Rodriguez-Escudero: Ovarian stimulation in intrauterine insemination with donor sperm: a randomized study comparing clomiphene citrate in fixed protocol versus highly purified urinary FSH
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2107-2111; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2107 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

E. Dulioust, A.Le Du, D. Costagliola, J. Guibert, J.-M. Kunstmann, I. Heard, J.-C. Juillard, D. Salmon, M. Leruez-Ville, L. Mandelbrot, C. Rouzioux, D. Sicard, J.-R. Zorn, P. Jouannet, and M. De Almeida: Semen alterations in HIV-1 infected men
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2112-2118; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2112 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

V.Y. Rawe, S.Brugo Olmedo, A. Benmusa, S.M. Shiigi, H.E. Chemes, and P. Sutovsky: Sperm ubiquitination in patients with dysplasia of the fibrous sheath
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2119-2127; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2119 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Enzo Vicari, Anna Perdichizzi, Adele De Palma, Nunziatina Burrello, Rosario D'Agata, and Aldo E. Calogero: Globozoospermia is associated with chromatin structure abnormalities: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2128-2133; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2128 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Embryology:

Franck Pellestor, Brigitte Andréo, Françioise Arnal, Claude Humeau, and Jacques Demaille: Mechanisms of non-disjunction in human female meiosis: the co-existence of two modes of malsegregation evidenced by the karyotyping of 1397 in-vitro unfertilized oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2134-2145; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2134 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hee-Jun Chi, Jung-Jin Koo, Moon-Young Kim, Jin-Young Joo, Sang-Sik Chang, and Kil-Saeng Chung: Cryopreservation of human embryos using ethylene glycol in controlled slow freezing
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2146-2151; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2146 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

I. Demeestere, A. Delbaere, C. Gervy, M. Van den Bergh, F. Devreker, and Y. Englert: Effect of preantral follicle isolation technique on in-vitro follicular growth, oocyte maturation and embryo development in mice
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2152-2159; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2152 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. Fulka, Jr, F. Martinez, O. Tepla, M. Mrazek, and J. Tesarik: Somatic and embryonic cell nucleus transfer into intact and enucleated immature mouse oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2160-2164; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2160 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gynaecology:

Gianpiero D. Palermo, Takumi Takeuchi, and Zev Rosenwaks: Technical approaches to correction of oocyte aneuploidy
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2165-2173; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2165 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Spyros Papaioannou, Masoud Afnan, Alan J. Girling, Aravinthan Coomarasamy, Bolarinde Ola, Olufemi Olufowobi, Josephine M. McHugo, Nahed Hammadieh, and Khaldoun Sharif: The effect on pregnancy rates of tubal perfusion pressure reductions achieved by guide-wire tubal catheterization
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2174-2179; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2174 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Uwe Hasbargen, Margarita Summerer-Moustaki, Peter Hillemanns, Jürgen Scheidler, Rainer Kimmig, and Hermann Hepp: Uterine dehiscence in a nullipara, diagnosed by MRI, following use of unipolar electrocautery during laparoscopic myomectomy: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2180-2182; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2180 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Early pregnancy:

Gérard Tachdjian, Nelly Frydman, Franciois Audibert, Pierre Ray, Violaine Kerbrat, Pauline Ernault, René Frydman, and Jean-Marc Costa: Clinical applications of fetal sex determination in maternal blood in a preimplantation genetic diagnosis centre
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2183-2186; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2183 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Psychology and counselling:

Joannes E. Chliaoutakis: A relationship between traditionally motivated patterns and gamete donation and surrogacy in urban areas of Greece
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2187-2191; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2187 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive epidemiology:

Reija Klemetti, Mika Gissler, and Elina Hemminki: Comparison of perinatal health of children born from IVF in Finland in the early and late 1990s
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2192-2198; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2192 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Niels Jørgensen, Elisabeth Carlsen, Ingrid Nermoen, Margus Punab, Jyrki Suominen, Anne-Grethe Andersen, Anna-Maria Andersson, Trine B. Haugen, Antero Horte, Tina Kold Jensen, Øystein Magnus, Jørgen Holm Petersen, Matti Vierula, Jorma Toppari, and Niels E. Skakkebæk: East–West gradient in semen quality in the Nordic–Baltic area: a study of men from the general population in Denmark, Norway, Estonia and Finland
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2199-2208; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2199 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pat Doyle, Noreen Maconochie, Valerie Beral, Anthony J. Swerdlow, and S.L. Tan: Cancer incidence following treatment for infertility at a clinic in the UK
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2209-2213; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2209 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

Ernest Hung, Yu Ng, Cora Suk Wai Ngai, and Pak Chung Ho: Chlamydia trachomatis in infertile women undergoing uterine instrumentation: Screen or treat
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2215-2216; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2215 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jolande A. Land: Chlamydia trachomatis in infertile women undergoing uterine instrumentation: Screen or treat
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2216; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2216 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. Marik: Should diagnostic/surgical laparoscopy be performed on infertile patients with normal hysterosalpingography?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2216-2217; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2216-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Fatum: Should diagnostic/surgical laparoscopy be performed on infertile patients with normal hysterosalpingography?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2217; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.8.2217 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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