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Contents: Volume 17, Number 9 September 2002   [Index by Author]

      Debate

      Debates continued

      Opinion

      Reproductive genetics

      Reproductive biology

      Reproductive endocrinology

      Fertility control

      Infertility

      Andrology

      Embryology

      Gynaecology

      Early pregnancy

      Psychology and counselling

      Reproductive epidemiology

      Letters to the Editor

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Debate:

Adam Balen and Kathy Michelmore: What is polycystic ovary syndrome?: Are national views important?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2219-2227; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2219 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debates continued:

Jan P. Vandenbroucke: Alternative treatments in reproductive medicine: The vexing problem of `seemingly impeccable trials....'
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2228-2229; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2228 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Emre Seli and Antoni J. Duleba: Should patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome be treated with metformin?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2230-2236; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2230 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sergio Oehninger and Roger G. Gosden: Should ICSI be the treatment of choice for all cases of in-vitro conception?: No, not in light of the scientific data
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2237-2242; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2237 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Opinion:

Juan J. Tarín and Vanessa Gómez-Piquer: Do women have a hidden heat period?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2243-2248; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2243 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive genetics:

I. Mateizel, G. Verheyen, E. Van Assche, H. Tournaye, I. Liebaers, and A. Van Steirteghem: FISH analysis of chromosome X, Y and 18 abnormalities in testicular sperm from azoospermic patients
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2249-2257; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2249 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C.M. Luetjens, J. Gromoll, M. Engelhardt, S. von Eckardstein, M. Bergmann, E. Nieschlag, and M. Simoni: Manifestation of Y-chromosomal deletions in the human testis: a morphometrical and immunohistochemical evaluation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2258-2266; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2258 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C. Rolf, J. Gromoll, M. Simoni, and E. Nieschlag: Natural transmission of a partial AZFb deletion of the Y chromosome over three generations: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2267-2271; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2267 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive biology:

Nigel Bonello and Robert J. Norman: Soluble adhesion molecules in serum throughout the menstrual cycle
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2272-2278; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2272 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Montserrat Creus, Jaume Ordi, Francisco Fábregues, Roser Casamitjana, Berta Ferrer, Elisenda Coll, Juan A. Vanrell, and Juan Balasch: ${alpha}$ vß3 integrin expression and pinopod formation in normal and out-of-phase endometria of fertile and infertile women
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2279-2286; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2279 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive endocrinology:

E.A. Pritts and A.K. Atwood: Luteal phase support in infertility treatment: a meta-analysis of the randomized trials
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2287-2299; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2287 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Peter Y.K. Yong, Christopher Harlow, K.J. Thong, and Stephen G. Hillier: Regulation of 11ß-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 gene expression in human ovarian surface epithelial cells by interleukin-1
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2300-2306; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2300 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertility control:

Walter O. Spitzer, Janet M. Faith, and Kenneth D. MacRae: Myocardial infarction and third generation oral contraceptives: aggregation of recent studies
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2307-2314; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2307 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Helena Honkanen, Sirpa Ranta, Olavi Ylikorkala, and Oskari Heikinheimo: The kinetics of serum hCG and progesterone in response to oral and vaginal administration of misoprostol during medical termination of early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2315-2319; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2315 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

I. Ferrara, R. Balet, and J.G. Grudzinskas: Intrauterine insemination with frozen donor sperm. Pregnancy outcome in relation to age and ovarian stimulation regime
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2320-2324; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2320 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Spyros Papaioannou, Masoud Afnan, Alan J. Girling, Aravinthan Coomarasamy, Borarinde Ola, Olufemi Olufowobi, Josephine M. McHugo, Nahed Hammadieh, and Khaldoun Sharif: Long-term fertility prognosis following selective salpingography and tubal catheterization in women with proximal tubal blockage
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2325-2330; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2325 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Eldar-Geva, E.J. Margalioth, A. Ben-Chetrit, M. Gal, D.M. Robertson, D.L. Healy, Y.Z. Diamant, and I.M. Spitz: Serum inhibin B levels measured early during FSH administration for IVF may be of value in predicting the number of oocytes to be retrieved in normal and low responders
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2331-2337; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2331 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

Mark Schrader, Carsten Müller-Tidow, Stuart Ravnik, Markus Müller, Wolfgang Schulze, Sven Diederichs, Hubert Serve, and Kurt Miller: Cyclin A1 and gametogenesis in fertile and infertile patients: a potential new molecular diagnostic marker
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2338-2343; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2338 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

V.Y. Rawe, Y. Terada, S. Nakamura, C.F. Chillik, S.Brugo Olmedo, and H.E. Chemes: A pathology of the sperm centriole responsible for defective sperm aster formation, syngamy and cleavage
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2344-2349; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2344 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Kaoruko Mizuno, Kazuhiko Hoshi, and Thomas Huang: Fertilization and embryo development in a mouse ICSI model using human and mouse sperm after immobilization in polyvinylpyrrolidone
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2350-2355; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2350 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Friedler, A. Raziel, M. Schachter, D. Strassburger, O. Bern, and R. Ron-El: Outcome of first and repeated testicular sperm extraction and ICSI in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2356-2361; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2356 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Embryology:

Christopher J. Bean, Terry J. Hassold, LuAnn Judis, and Patricia A. Hunt: Fertilization in vitro increases non-disjunction during early cleavage divisions in a mouse model system
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2362-2367; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2362 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T.J. Davies and R.L. Gardner: The plane of first cleavage is not related to the distribution of sperm components in the mouse
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2368-2379; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2368 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jon W. Gordon: Adenovirus gene transfer vector toxicity to mouse embryos: implications for human IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2380-2387; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2380 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

B. Rosenbusch, M. Schneider, B. Gläser, and C. Brucker: Cytogenetic analysis of giant oocytes and zygotes to assess their relevance for the development of digynic triploidy
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2388-2393; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2388 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hanna Balakier, Derek Bouman, Agata Sojecki, Clifford Librach, and Jeremy A. Squire: Morphological and cytogenetic analysis of human giant oocytes and giant embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2394-2401; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2394 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Giuseppe De Placido, Martin Wilding, Ida Strina, Erminia Alviggi, Carlo Alviggi, Antonio Mollo, Maria Teresa Varicchio, Achille Tolino, Cristina Schiattarella, and Brian Dale: High outcome predictability after IVF using a combined score for zygote and embryo morphology and growth rate
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2402-2409; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2402 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S.D. Keay, C.R. Harlow, P.J. Wood, J.M. Jenkins, and D.J. Cahill: Higher cortisol:cortisone ratios in the preovulatory follicle of completely unstimulated IVF cycles indicate oocytes with increased pregnancy potential
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2410-2414; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2410 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

T. Ebner, M. Moser, M. Sommergruber, C. Yaman, U. Pfleger, and G. Tews: First polar body morphology and blastocyst formation rate in ICSI patients
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2415-2418; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2415 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hyon-Jin Cho, Weon-Young Son, San-Hyun Yoon, Suk-Won Lee, and Jin-Ho Lim: An improved protocol for dilution of cryoprotectants from vitrified human blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2419-2422; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2419 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

W. Kuczynski, M. Dhont, C. Grygoruk, P. Pietrewicz, S. Redzko, and M. Szamatowicz: Rescue ICSI of unfertilized oocytes after IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2423-2427; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2423 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gynaecology:

M. Hickey and I.S. Fraser: Surface vascularization and endometrial appearance in women with menorrhagia or using levonorgestrel contraceptive implants. Implications for the mechanisms of breakthrough bleeding
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2428-2434; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2428 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Bettocchi, O. Ceci, R. Di Venere, M.V. Pansini, A. Pellegrino, F. Marello, and L. Nappi: Advanced operative office hysteroscopy without anaesthesia: analysis of 501 cases treated with a 5 Fr. bipolar electrode
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2435-2438; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2435 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Early pregnancy:

M.D. Bates, S. Quenby, K. Takakuwa, P.M. Johnson, and G.S. Vince: Aberrant cytokine production by peripheral blood mononuclear cells in recurrent pregnancy loss?
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2439-2444; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2439 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Margreet Wieringa-de Waard, Jeroen Vos, Gouke J. Bonsel, Patrick J.E. Bindels, and Willem M. Ankum: Management of miscarriage: a randomized controlled trial of expectant management versus surgical evacuation
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2445-2450; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2445 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Patricia Cogram, Sheila Tesh, John Tesh, Angie Wade, Geoffrey Allan, Nicholas D.E. Greene, and Andrew J. Copp: D-chiro-inositol is more effective than myo-inositol in preventing folate-resistant mouse neural tube defects
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2451-2458; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2451 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

G. Makrydimas, N.J. Sebire, S.E. Thornton, N. Zagorianakou, D. Lolis, and R.A. Fisher: Complete hydatidiform mole and normal live birth: a novel case of confined placental mosaicism: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2459-2463; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2459 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Psychology and counselling:

S.A. Lavery, R. Aurell, C. Turner, C. Castello, A. Veiga, P.N. Barri, and R.M. Winston: Preimplantation genetic diagnosis: patients’ experiences and attitudes
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2464-2467; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2464 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive epidemiology:

J. Richthoff, L. Rylander, L. Hagmar, J. Malm, and A. Giwercman: Higher sperm counts in Southern Sweden compared with Denmark
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2468-2473; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2468 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Hardy and D. Kuh: Does early growth influence timing of the menopause? Evidence from a British birth cohort
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2474-2479; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2474 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

Vincenzo De Leo and Antonio la Marca: Metformin and FSH for induction of ovulation in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2481-2482; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2481 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Michael K. Bohlmann, Michael von Wolff, and Thomas Strowitzki: Factor V Leiden and recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2482; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2482 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Raj Rai: Factor V Leiden and recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2482-2483; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2482-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N.J. Raine-Fenning: Quantification of Doppler signal in polycystic ovarian syndrome using 3D power Doppler ultrasonography
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2483-2484; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2483 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Hsien-An Pan, Meng-Hsin Wu, Yueh-Chin Cheng, Chin-Hsien Li, and Fong-Ming Chang: Quantification of Doppler signal in polycystic ovarian syndrome using 3D power Doppler ultrasonography
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2484; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2484 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Frank Nawroth and Dolores Foth: IVF outcome and intramural fibroids not compressing the uterine cavity
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2485; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2485 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J.H. Check: IVF outcome and intramural fibroids not compressing the uterine cavity
Hum. Reprod. 2002 17: 2485-2486; doi:10.1093/humrep/17.9.2485-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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