Human Reproduction

DEBATE:

Anette Tønnes Pedersen and Bent Ottesen

Issues to debate on the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) study. Epidemiology or randomized clinical trials—time out for hormone replacement therapy studies?
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2241-2244; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg435 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debate continued:

Graziella Ena and Serge Rozenberg

Issues to debate on the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) study. Prescription attitudes among Belgian gynaecologists after premature discontinuation of the WHI study
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2245-2248; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg457 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Opinion:

Milan Mrazek and Josef Fulka, Jr

Failure of oocyte maturation: Possible mechanisms for oocyte maturation arrest
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2249-2252; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg434 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert J. Boyle, Lachlan de Crespigny, and Julian Savulescu

An ethical approach to giving couples information about their fetus
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2253-2256; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg468 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology:

Kelly A. Young, Charles L. Chaffin, Theodore A. Molskness, and Richard L. Stouffer

Controlled ovulation of the dominant follicle: a critical role for LH in the late follicular phase of the menstrual cycle
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2257-2263; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg467 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Po Mui Lam, Christine Briton-Jones, Che Kwok Cheung, Lai See Po, Lai Ping Cheung, and Christopher Haines

Increased mRNA expression of vascular endothelial growth factor and its receptor (flt-1) in the hydrosalpinx
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2264-2269; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg448 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O. Oyawoye, A. Abdel Gadir, A. Garner, N. Constantinovici, C. Perrett, and P. Hardiman

Antioxidants and reactive oxygen species in follicular fluid of women undergoing IVF: relationship to outcome
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2270-2274; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg450 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

B. Popovic-Todorovic, A. Loft, H.Ejdrup Bredkjæer, S. Bangsbøll, I.K. Nielsen, and A.Nyboe Andersen

A prospective randomized clinical trial comparing an individual dose of recombinant FSH based on predictive factors versus a ‘standard’ dose of 150 IU/day in ‘standard’ patients undergoing IVF/ICSI treatment
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2275-2282; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg472 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

José Bellver, Elkin A. Muñoz, Agustín Ballesteros, Sérgio Reis Soares, Ernesto Bosch, Carlos Simón, Antonio Pellicer, and José Remohí

Intravenous albumin does not prevent moderate-severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in high-risk IVF patients: a randomized controlled study
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2283-2288; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg451 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Enrico Carmina, Richard S. Legro, Kelly Stamets, Jennifer Lowell, and Rogerio A. Lobo

Difference in body weight between American and Italian women with polycystic ovary syndrome: influence of the diet
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2289-2293; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg440 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carina C.W. Chan, Ernest H.Y. Ng, Maureen M.Y. Chan, Oi Shan Tang, Estella Y.L. Lau, William S.B. Yeung, and Pak-chung Ho

Bioavailability of hCG after intramuscular or subcutaneous injection in obese and non-obese women
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2294-2297; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg446 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

S. Ma, S.S. Tang, B.Ho Yuen, H. Bruyere, M. Peñaherrera, and W.P. Robinson

Cytogenetic and molecular study of a premature male infant with 46,XX derived from ICSI: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2298-2301; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg462 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Baccetti, E. Bruni, G. Collodel, L. Gambera, E. Moretti, R. Marzella, and P. Piomboni

10, 15 reciprocal translocation in an infertile man: ultrastructural and fluorescence in-situ hybridization sperm study: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2302-2308; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg460 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laura S. Murillo, Jolande A. Land, Jolein Pleijster, Cathrien A. Bruggeman, A. Salvador Peña, and Servaas A. Morré

Interleukin-1B (IL-1B) and interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-1RN) gene polymorphisms are not associated with tubal pathology and Chlamydia trachomatis-related tubal factor subfertility
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2309-2314; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg436 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control:

Oi Shan Tang, Carina C.W. Chan, Ernest H.Y. Ng, Sharon W.H. Lee, and Pak Chung Ho

A prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled trial on the use of mifepristone with sublingual or vaginal misoprostol for medical abortions of less than 9 weeks gestation
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2315-2318; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg475 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Mercorio, R.De Simone, C.Di Carlo, G. Bifulco, G. Tessitore, A.Di Spiezio Sardo, and C. Nappi

Effectiveness and mechanism of action of desmopressin in the treatment of copper intrauterine device-related menorrhagia: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2319-2322; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg449 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.D.de Kroon, J.C.van Houwelingen, J.B. Trimbos, and F.W. Jansen

The value of transvaginal ultrasound to monitor the position of an intrauterine device after insertion. A technology assessment study
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2323-2327; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg433 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

S. Koivurova, A.-L. Hartikainen, U. Sovio, M. Gissler, E. Hemminki, and M.-R. Järvelin

Growth, psychomotor development and morbidity up to 3 years of age in children born after IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2328-2336; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg445 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Kovacs, Sz. Matyas, K. Boda, and S.G. Kaali

The effect of endometrial thickness on IVF/ICSI outcome
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2337-2341; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg461 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Devaux, V. Soula, C. Sifer, M. Branger, M. Naouri, R. Porcher, C. Poncelet, A. Neuraz, S. Alvarez, J.L. Benifla, P. Madelenat, F. Brun-Vezinet, and G. Feldmann

Hepatitis C virus detection in follicular fluid and culture media from HCV⁺ women, and viral risk during IVF procedures
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2342-2349; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg431 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Susan Logan, Rafet Gazvani, Hamish McKenzie, Allan Templeton, and Siladitya Bhattacharya

Can history, ultrasound, or ELISA chlamydial antibodies, alone or in combination, predict tubal factor infertility in subfertile women?
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2350-2356; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg471 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, Babak Imani, Annemarie G.M.G.J. Mulders, J.Dik F. Habbema, and Bart C.J.M. Fauser

High singleton live birth rate following classical ovulation induction in normogonadotrophic anovulatory infertility (WHO 2)
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2357-2362; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg459 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.Y. Thum, A. Gafar, M. Wren, R. Faris, B. Ogunyemi, L. Korea, L. Scott, and H.I. Abdalla

Does egg-sharing compromise the chance of donors or recipients achieving a live birth?
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2363-2367; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg464 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L.E. Bath, W.H.B. Wallace, M.P. Shaw, C. Fitzpatrick, and R.A. Anderson

Depletion of ovarian reserve in young women after treatment for cancer in childhood: detection by anti-Müllerian hormone, inhibin B and ovarian ultrasound
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2368-2374; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg473 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yu-Che Ou, Yeh-Lin Kao, Shung-Lon Lai, Fu-Tsai Kung, Fu-Jen Huang, Shiuh-Young Chang, and Chan-Chao ChangChien

Thromboembolism after ovarian stimulation: successful management of a woman with superior sagittal sinus thrombosis after IVF and embryo transfer: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2375-2381; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg470 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

D.Y. Liu, C. Garrett, and H.W.G. Baker

Low proportions of sperm can bind to the zona pellucida of human oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2382-2389; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg456 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hwan Yul Yong, Byoung Sik Pyo, Ji Young Hong, Sung Keun Kang, Byeong Chun Lee, Eun Song Lee, and Woo Suk Hwang

A modified method for ICSI in the pig: injection of head membrane-damaged sperm using a 3–4 µm diameter injection pipette
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2390-2396; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg442 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

S. Cooke, J.P.P. Tyler, and G.L. Driscoll

Meiotic spindle location and identification and its effect on embryonic cleavage plane and early development
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2397-2405; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg447 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Ebner, M. Moser, M. Sommergruber, U. Gaiswinkler, R. Wiesinger, M. Puchner, and G. Tews

Presence, but not type or degree of extension, of a cytoplasmic halo has a significant influence on preimplantation development and implantation behaviour
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2406-2412; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg452 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pilar Gámiz, Carmen Rubio, M. José de los Santos, Amparo Mercader, Carlos Simón, José Remohí, and Antonio Pellicer

The effect of pronuclear morphology on early development and chromosomal abnormalities in cleavage-stage embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2413-2419; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg458 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julius Hreinsson, Pu Zhang, Marja Liisa Swahn, Kjell Hultenby, and Outi Hovatta

Cryopreservation of follicles in human ovarian cortical tissue. Comparison of serum and human serum albumin in the cryoprotectant solutions
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2420-2428; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg439 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan Van Blerkom, Patrick Davis, and Samuel Alexander

Inner mitochondrial membrane potential (m), cytoplasmic ATP content and free Ca²⁺ levels in metaphase II mouse oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2429-2440; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg466 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

Carlo De Angelis, Giuseppina Santoro, Maria Elisa Re, and Italo Nofroni

Office hysteroscopy and compliance: mini-hysteroscopy versus traditional hysteroscopy in a randomized trial
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2441-2445; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg463 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pietro Litta, Michela Bonora, Chiara Pozzan, Federica Merlin, Giuseppe Sacco, Mara Fracas, Giampiero Capobianco, and Salvatore Dessole

Carbon dioxide versus normal saline in outpatient hysteroscopy
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2446-2449; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg465 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Somigliana, G. Ragni, F. Benedetti, R. Borroni, W. Vegetti, and P.G. Crosignani

Does laparoscopic excision of endometriotic ovarian cysts significantly affect ovarian reserve? Insights from IVF cycles
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2450-2453; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg432 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Emile Darai, Olivier Toullalan, Olivier Besse, Lucien Potiron, and Patrice Delga

Anatomic and functional results of laparoscopic–perineal neovagina construction by sigmoid colpoplasty in women with Rokitansky’s syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2454-2459; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg443 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

Grant W. Montgomery, Zhen Zhen Zhao, Katherine I. Morley, Anna J. Marsh, Dorret I. Boomsma, Nicholas G. Martin, and David L. Duffy

Dizygotic twinning is not associated with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase haplotypes
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2460-2464; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg441 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Kruse, K. Varming, and O.B. Christiansen

Prospective, serial investigations of in-vitro lymphocyte cytokine production, CD62L expression and proliferative response to microbial antigens in women with recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2465-2472; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg469 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Buchholz, P. Lohse, N. Rogenhofer, E. Kosian, R. Pihusch, and C.J. Thaler

Polymorphisms in the ACE and PAI-1 genes are associated with recurrent spontaneous miscarriages
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2473-2477; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg474 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology:

Olga Basso and Donna D. Baird

Infertility and preterm delivery, birthweight, and Caesarean section: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2478-2484; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg444 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Gindes, R. Yoeli, R. Orvieto, M. Shelef, Z. Ben-Rafael, and I. Bar-Hava

Pregnancy rate fluctuations during routine work in an assisted reproduction technology unit
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2485-2488; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg455 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

Jerome H. Check

Present options for treating sperm autoimmunity before proteomic analysis is available
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2489-2490; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg437 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Walter Krause

Present options for treating sperm autoimmunity before proteomic analysis is available: reply
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2490-2491; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg438 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.H. Jongbloet

The male disadvantage and the seasonal rhythm of sex ratio at the time of conception
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2491-2492; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg453 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Angelo Cagnacci

The male disadvantage and the seasonal rhythm of sex ratio at the time of conception: Reply
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 2492-2494; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg454 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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