Human Reproduction

Debate continued:

D.K. Griffin, P. Hyland, H.G. Tempest, and S.T. Homa

Safety issues in assisted reproduction technology: Should men undergoing ICSI be screened for chromosome abnormalities in their sperm?
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 229-235; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg044 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Opinions:

M.D. Golubovsky

Postzygotic diploidization of triploids as a source of unusual cases of mosaicism, chimerism and twinning
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 236-242; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg060 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Patrick Petignat, Marie-Hélène Billieux, Jean-Louis Blouin, Sophie Dahoun, and Pierre Vassilakos

Is genetic analysis useful in the routine management of hydatidiform mole?
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 243-249; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg091 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

Linda A. Allen, John C. Achermann, Pirjo Pakarinen, Thomas J. Kotlar, Ilpo T. Huhtaniemi, J. Larry Jameson, Tim D. Cheetham, and Stephen G. Ball

A novel loss of function mutation in exon 10 of the FSH receptor gene causing hypergonadotrophic hypogonadism: clinical and molecular characteristics
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 251-256; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg046 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I.E. Aknin-Seifer, R.L. Touraine, H. Lejeune, J.L. Laurent, B. Lauras, and R. Levy

A simple, low cost and non-invasive method for screening Y-chromosome microdeletions in infertile men
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 257-261; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg067 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Worda, M.O. Sator, C. Schneeberger, T. Jantschev, K. Ferlitsch, and J.C. Huber

Influence of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) codon 158 polymorphism on estrogen levels in women
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 262-266; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg059 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Unfried, S. Böcskör, G. Endler, F. Nagele, J.C. Huber, and C.B. Tempfer

A polymorphism of the interleukin-6 gene promoter and idiopathic recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 267-270; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg094 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gérard Tachdjian, Nelly Frydman, Nicole Morichon-Delvallez, Anne Le Dû, Renato Fanchin, Michel Vekemans, and René Frydman

Reproductive genetic counselling in non-mosaic 47,XXY patients: implications for preimplantation or prenatal diagnosis: Case report and review
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 271-275; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg070 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology:

S. Bandyopadhyay, J. Chakrabarti, S. Banerjee, A.K. Pal, D. Bhattacharyya, S.K. Goswami, B.N. Chakravarty, and S.N. Kabir

Prenatal exposure to high galactose adversely affects initial gonadal pool of germ cells in rats^*
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 276-282; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg058 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Janet Carver, Karen Martin, Isabella Spyropoulou, David Barlow, Ian Sargent, and Helen Mardon

An in-vitro model for stromal invasion during implantation of the human blastocyst
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 283-290; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg072 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Louis Chukwuemeka Ajonuma, Ling Nga Chan, Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Patricia H. Chow, Lai Sin Kung, Annie Nga Yin Cheung, Christine Briton-Jones, Ingrid Hung Lok, Christopher J. Haines, and Hsiao Chang Chan

Characterization of epithelial cell culture from human hydrosalpinges and effects of its conditioned medium on embryo development and sperm motility
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 291-298; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg078 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

Susan Shanti George, Korula George, Christina Irwin, Victoria Job, R. Selvakumar, Visalakshi Jeyaseelan, and M.S. Seshadri

Sequential treatment of metformin and clomiphene citrate in clomiphene-resistant women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized, controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 299-304; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg105 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hesham Al-Inany, Mohamed Aboulghar, Ragaa Mansour, and Gamal Serour

Meta-analysis of recombinant versus urinary-derived FSH: an update
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 305-313; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg088 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ernest Loumaye, Patrick Engrand, Zeev Shoham, Stephen G. Hillier, David T. Baird, and on behalf of the Recombinant LH Study Group

Clinical evidence for an LH ‘ceiling’ effect induced by administration of recombinant human LH during the late follicular phase of stimulated cycles in World Health Organization type I and type II anovulation
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 314-322; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg066 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Renato Fanchin, Luca Maria Schonäuer, Claudia Righini, Jean Guibourdenche, René Frydman, and Joëlle Taieb

Serum anti-Müllerian hormone is more strongly related to ovarian follicular status than serum inhibin B, estradiol, FSH and LH on day 3
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 323-327; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg042 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Renato Fanchin, Luca Maria Schonäuer, Claudia Righini, Nelly Frydman, René Frydman, and Joëlle Taieb

Serum anti-Müllerian hormone dynamics during controlled ovarian hyperstimulation
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 328-332; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg043 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.G. Dolfing, K.E. Tucker, C.M. Lem, J. Uittenbogaart, J.C. Verzijl, and D.H. Schweitzer

Low 11-deoxycortisol to cortisol conversion reflects extra-adrenal factors in the majority of women with normo-gonadotrophic normo-estrogenic infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 333-337; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg082 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hiroshi Fujiwara, Kenzo Kosaka, Shozo Hamanishi, Junko Hiraka, Toshihiro Higuchi, Keiji Tatsumi, Shinya Yoshioka, and Shingo Fujii

Acute elevation of plasma D-dimer levels associated with rupture of an ovarian endometriotic cyst: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 338-341; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg076 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

M. Bonduelle, I. Ponjaert, A.Van Steirteghem, M.-P. Derde, P. Devroey, and I. Liebaers

Developmental outcome at 2 years of age for children born after ICSI compared with children born after IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 342-350; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg061 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Ludwig, Alexander Katalinic, and for the German ICSI Follow-Up Study Group

Pregnancy course and health of children born after ICSI depending on parameters of male factor infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 351-357; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg048 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Spyros Papaioannou, Masoud Afnan, Alan J. Girling, Aravinthan Coomarasamy, Josephine M. McHugo, and Khaldoun Sharif

The potential value of tubal perfusion pressures measured during selective salpingography in predicting fertility
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 358-363; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg049 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Thomas, A.J. Thomson, S.J. Wood, C.R. Kingsland, G. Vince, and D.I. Lewis-Jones

Endometrial integrin expression in women undergoing IVF and ICSI: a comparison of the two groups and fertile controls
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 364-369; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg104 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.I. Abuzeid, Z. Nassar, Z. Massaad, M. Weiss, M. Ashraf, and M. Fakih

Pigtail catheter for the treatment of ascites associated with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 370-373; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg074 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

Susan Benoff, Grace M. Centola, Colleen Millan, Barbara Napolitano, Joel L. Marmar, and Ian R. Hurley

Increased seminal plasma lead levels adversely affect the fertility potential of sperm in IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 374-383; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg020 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

T. Mukaida, S. Nakamura, T. Tomiyama, S. Wada, C. Oka, M. Kasai, and K. Takahashi

Vitrification of human blastocysts using cryoloops: clinical outcome of 223 cycles
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 384-391; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg047 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.J. Ruppert-Lingham, S.J. Paynter, J. Godfrey, B.J. Fuller, and R.W. Shaw

Developmental potential of murine germinal vesicle stage cumulus–oocyte complexes following exposure to dimethylsulphoxide or cryopreservation: loss of membrane integrity of cumulus cells after thawing
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 392-398; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg071 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thorir Hardarson, Gunilla Caisander, Anita Sjögren, Charles Hanson, Lars Hamberger, and Kersti Lundin

A morphological and chromosomal study of blastocysts developing from morphologically suboptimal human pre-embryos compared with control blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 399-407; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg092 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tony Tak Yu Chiu, Michael Scott Rogers, Christine Briton-Jones, and Christopher Haines

Effects of myo-inositol on the in-vitro maturation and subsequent development of mouse oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 408-416; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg113 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

E.C. Larsen, J. Müller, C. Rechnitzer, K. Schmiegelow, and A.Nyboe Andersen

Diminished ovarian reserve in female childhood cancer survivors with regular menstrual cycles and basal FSH <10 IU/l
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 417-422; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg073 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.S.L. Cunha-Filho, N.A. Lemos, F.M. Freitas, K. Kiefer, M. Faller, and E.P. Passos

Insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 and IGF binding protein-1 and -3 in the follicular fluid of infertile patients with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 423-428; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg077 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aydin Arici, Ioannis Matalliotakis, Anastasia Goumenou, Georgios Koumantakis, Simon Vassiliadis, Belgin Selam, and Neal G. Mahutte

Increased levels of interleukin-15 in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis: inverse correlation with stage and depth of invasion
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 429-432; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg083 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

Olivera Milosevic-Ðordevic, Darko Grujicic, Dragoslav Marinkovic, Slobodan Arsenijevic, and Smilja Bankovic

Effect of various doses of gestogens on micronuclei frequency in human peripheral blood lymphocytes of pregnant women
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 433-436; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg068 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

François Audibert, Marine Boullier, Claire Boithias, Violaine Kerbrat, Michèle Vial, and René Frydman

Embryo reduction and birth weight discordance in dichorionic twins
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 437-440; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg069 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David J. Cahill, Julian M. Jenkins, Peter W. Soothill, Andrew Whitelaw, and Peter G. Wardle

Quadruplet pregnancy following transfer of two embryos: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 441-443; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg089 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Salim A. Wehbe, Michael J. Tucker, Gianpiero D. Palermo, and E. Scott Sills

Monozygotic twin delivery following reduction from quadramniotic-dichorionic gestation established after ICSI and embryo transfer: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 444-446; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg027 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty, ageing and hormone replacement therapy:

B. Eskenazi, A.J. Wyrobek, E. Sloter, S.A. Kidd, L. Moore, S. Young, and D. Moore

The association of age and semen quality in healthy men
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 447-454; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg107 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE:

J.A. Land and J.L.H. Evers

Risks and complications in assisted reproduction techniques: Report of an ESHRE consensus meeting
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 455-457; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg081 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Attila Jakab, Tamas Kovacs, Ciler Celik, and Gabor Huszar

Origin of sperm with extra chromosome set
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 459; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg050 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sophie Pison-Rousseaux

Origin of sperm with extra chromosome set
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 459-460; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg051 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter M.M. Kastrop and Sjerp M. Weima

International standard for IVF centres
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 460-461; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg055 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michael Alper, Peter Brinsden, Matts Wikland, and Robert Fischer

International standard for IVF centres
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 461; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg054 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Rony Seif

Sex selection by preimplantation genetic diagnosis: should it be carried out for social reasons?
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 461-462; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg062 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Sermon

Sex selection by preimplantation genetic diagnosis: should it be carried out for social purposes?: A personal view
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 462-463; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg065 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pierre F. Ray, Arnold Munnich, Israël Nisand, René Frydman, Michel Vekemans, Stéphane Viville, and the French GET –DPI

Sex selection by preimplantation genetic diagnosis: should it be carried out for social purposes?: Is preimplantation genetic diagnosis for ‘social sexing’ desirable in today's and tomorrow's society?
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 463-464; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg063 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John A. Robertson

Sex selection by preimplantation genetic diagnosis: should it be carried out for social purposes?: View of the ASRM Ethics Committee
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 464; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg064 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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