Human Reproduction

DEBATES:

S.Samuel Kim

Ovarian tissue banking for cancer patients: To do or not to do?
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1759-1761; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg381 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debates continued:

Rogerio A. Lobo

Early ovarian ageing: a hypothesis: What is early ovarian ageing?
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1762-1764; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg377 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Norbert Gleicher

Safety issues in assisted reproduction technology: A rebuttal
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1765-1766; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg363 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology:

Gabriela F. Meresman, Mariela A. Bilotas, Eduardo Lombardi, Marta Tesone, Carlos Sueldo, and Rosa I. Barañao

Effect of GnRH analogues on apoptosis and release of interleukin-1 and vascular endothelial growth factor in endometrial cell cultures from patients with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1767-1771; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg356 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Debra A. Gook, D.H. Edgar, J. Borg, J. Archer, P.J. Lutjen, and J.C. McBain

Oocyte maturation, follicle rupture and luteinization in human cryopreserved ovarian tissue following xenografting
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1772-1781; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg365 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Menárguez, L.M. Pastor, and E. Odeblad

Morphological characterization of different human cervical mucus types using light and scanning electron microscopy
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1782-1789; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg382 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

Dimitrios Panidis, Anargyros Kourtis, Dimitrios Farmakiotis, Tzant Mouslech, David Rousso, and Georgios Koliakos

Serum adiponectin levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1790-1796; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg353 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.D. Keay, N.H. Liversedge, V.A. Akande, R.S. Mathur, and J.M. Jenkins

Serum IGF-1 concentrations following pituitary desensitization do not predict the ovarian response to gonadotrophin stimulation prior to IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1797-1801; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg386 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control:

Patrick Rozenberg, Sylvie Chevret, Eric Camus, Renaud de Tayrac, Olivier Garbin, Loïc de Poncheville, Jerry Coiffic, Jean Philippe Lucot, Françoise Le Goueff, Didier Tardif, Claude Allouche, Hervé Fernandez, and for the GROG

Medical treatment of ectopic pregnancies: a randomized clinical trial comparing methotrexate–mifepristone and methotrexate–placebo
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1802-1808; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg344 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B.A. Roopa, Annamalai Loganath, and Kuldip Singh

The effect of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system on angiogenic growth factors in the endometrium
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1809-1819; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg329 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Maureen D. Passaro, Johann Piquion, Nancy Mullen, Dorette Sutherland, Suoping Zhai, William D. Figg, Richard Blye, and Lynnette K. Nieman

Luteal phase dose–response relationships of the antiprogestin CDB-2914 in normally cycling women
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1820-1827; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg342 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

Edmond Edi-Osagie, Lee Hooper, and Mourad W. Seif

The impact of assisted hatching on live birth rates and outcomes of assisted conception: a systematic review
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1828-1835; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg334 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kaan Osmanagaoglu, Valerie Vernaeve, Efstratios Kolibianakis, Herman Tournaye, Michel Camus, Andre Van Steirteghem, and Paul Devroey

Cumulative delivery rates after ICSI treatment cycles with freshly retrieved testicular sperm: a 7-year follow-up study
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1836-1840; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg346 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Valentine A. Akande, Linda P. Hunt, David J. Cahill, E.Owen Caul, W.Christopher L. Ford, and Julian M. Jenkins

Tubal damage in infertile women: prediction using chlamydia serology
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1841-1847; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg347 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Alvero, R.M. Hearns-Stokes, W.H. Catherino, M.P. Leondires, and J.H. Segars

The presence of blood in the transfer catheter negatively influences outcome at embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1848-1852; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg359 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Guerif, M.H. Saussereau, C. Barthelemy, M. Lanoue, C. Lecomte, V. Ract, J. Lansac, and D. Royere

Achievement of second parenthood in an ART programme using frozen donor semen: cohort follow-up
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1853-1857; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg380 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Viveca Söderström-Anttila, Sirpa Vilska, Sirpa Mäkinen, Tuija Foudila, and Anne-Maria Suikkari

Elective single embryo transfer yields good delivery rates in oocyte donation
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1858-1863; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg384 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gögsen Önalan, Recai Pabuçcu, Reside Önalan, Serdar Ceylaner, and Belgin Selam

Empty follicle syndrome in two sisters with three cycles: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1864-1867; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg371 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

Marina Romanato, Mónica S. Cameo, Gabriel Bertolesi, Consuelo Baldini, Juan Carlos Calvo, and Lucrecia Calvo

Heparan sulphate: a putative decondensing agent for human spermatozoa in vivo
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1868-1873; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg354 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Goossens, V. Frederickx, G.De Block, A.C.Van Steirteghem, and H. Tournaye

Reproductive capacity of sperm obtained after germ cell transplantation in a mouse model
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1874-1880; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg360 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.L. Bresson, M.C. Clavequin, M.C. Mazeron, C. Mengelle, C. Scieux, M. Segondy, N. Houhou, and for Fédération Française des CECOS

Risk of cytomegalovirus transmission by cryopreserved semen: a study of 635 semen samples from 231 donors
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1881-1886; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg362 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B. Balaban, K. Lundin, J.M. Morrell, H. Tjellström, B. Urman, and P.V. Holmes

An alternative to PVP for slowing sperm prior to ICSI
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1887-1889; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg385 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Andres Salumets, Timo Tuuri, Sirpa Mäkinen, Sirpa Vilska, Lea Husu, Ritva Tainio, and Anne-Maria Suikkari

Effect of developmental stage of embryo at freezing on pregnancy outcome of frozen–thawed embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1890-1895; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg339 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Joris, A. De Vos, R. Janssens, P. Devroey, I. Liebaers, and A. Van Steirteghem

Comparison of the results of human embryo biopsy and outcome of PGD after zona drilling using acid Tyrode medium or a laser
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1896-1902; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg355 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hui Liu, Hung Chi Chang, John Zhang, Jamie Grifo, and Lewis C. Krey

Metaphase II nuclei generated by germinal vesicle transfer in mouse oocytes support embryonic development to term
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1903-1907; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg372 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Cukurcam, C. Hegele-Hartung, and U. Eichenlaub-Ritter

Meiosis-activating sterol protects oocytes from precocious chromosome segregation
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1908-1917; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg378 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

Giuseppe Acunzo, Maurizio Guida, Massimiliano Pellicano, Giovanni Antonio Tommaselli, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Giuseppe Bifulco, Domenico Cirillo, Alex Taylor, and Carmine Nappi

Effectiveness of auto-cross-linked hyaluronic acid gel in the prevention of intrauterine adhesions after hysteroscopic adhesiolysis: a prospective, randomized, controlled study
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1918-1921; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg368 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.A. Abbott, J. Hawe, R.D. Clayton, and R. Garry

The effects and effectiveness of laparoscopic excision of endometriosis: a prospective study with 2–5 year follow-up
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1922-1927; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pier Giorgio Crosignani, Michela Colombo, Walter Vegetti, Edgardo Somigliana, Alessio Gessati, and Guido Ragni

Overweight and obese anovulatory patients with polycystic ovaries: parallel improvements in anthropometric indices, ovarian physiology and fertility rate induced by diet
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1928-1932; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg367 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

Raghad Al-Mufti, Henry Hambley, Farzin Farzaneh, and Kypros H. Nicolaides

Distribution of fetal erythroblasts enriched from maternal blood in multifetal pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1933-1936; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg364 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mina Alikani, Natalie A. Cekleniak, Eurof Walters, and Jacques Cohen

Monozygotic twinning following assisted conception: an analysis of 81 consecutive cases
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1937-1943; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg369 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E.W. Harville, A.J. Wilcox, D.D. Baird, and C.R. Weinberg

Vaginal bleeding in very early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1944-1947; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg379 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Henrik Zetterberg, Alexis Zafiropoulos, Demetrios A. Spandidos, Lars Rymo, and Kaj Blennow

Gene–gene interaction between fetal MTHFR 677C>T and transcobalamin 776C>G polymorphisms in human spontaneous abortion
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1948-1950; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg375 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology:

H. Klip, F. E. van Leeuwen, R. Schats, C.W. Burger, and for the OMEGA project group

Risk of benign gynaecological diseases and hormonal disorders according to responsiveness to ovarian stimulation in IVF: a follow-up study of 8714 women
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1951-1958; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg358 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Gnoth, D. Godehardt, E. Godehardt, P. Frank-Herrmann, and G. Freundl

Time to pregnancy: results of the German prospective study and impact on the management of infertility
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1959-1966; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg366 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mette Juhl, Jørn Olsen, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, and Morten Grønbæk

Intake of wine, beer and spirits and waiting time to pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1967-1971; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg376 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ralph A. Catalano

Sex ratios in the two Germanies: a test of the economic stress hypothesis
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1972-1975; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg370 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ESHRE:

The ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law

6. Ethical issues related to multiple pregnancies in medically assisted procreation
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1976-1979; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg357 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

Rajvi H. Mehta and T.C.Anand Kumar

Traffic pollutants affecting male fertility
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1981; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg373 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Michele De Rosa, Umberto Carbone, and Gaetano Lombardi

Traffic pollutants affecting male fertility
Hum. Reprod. 2003 18: 1981-1982; doi:10.1093/humrep/deg374 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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