Human Reproduction

DEBATE-continued:

D. Nikolaou and C. Gilling-Smith

Early ovarian ageing: are women with polycystic ovaries protected?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 15, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2175-2179; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh419 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

Reproductive biology:

Annemiek W. Nap, Gerard A.J. Dunselman, Anton F.P.M. de Goeij, Johannes L.H. Evers, and Patrick G. Groothuis

Inhibiting MMP activity prevents the development of endometriosis in the chicken chorioallantoic membrane model
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2180-2187; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh408 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miyuki Harada, Yutaka Osuga, Tetsuya Hirata, Yasushi Hirota, Kaori Koga, Osamu Yoshino, Chieko Morimoto, Toshihiro Fujiwara, Mikio Momoeda, Tetsu Yano, Osamu Tsutsumi, and Yuji Taketani

Concentration of osteoprotegerin (OPG) in peritoneal fluid is increased in women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2188-2191; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh412 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

In-Sun Hong, Seok-Hyun Kim, Mi Kyoung Koong, Jin Hyun Jun, Sung-Hoon Kim, Yong-Soon Lee, and Kyung-Sun Kang

Roles of p38 and c-jun in the differentiation, proliferation and immortalization of normal human endometrial cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2192-2199; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh424 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

L. Dal Prato, A. Borini, G. Coticchio, M. Cattoli, and C. Flamigni

Half-dose depot triptorelin in pituitary suppression for multiple ovarian stimulation in assisted reproduction technology: a randomized study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2200-2205; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh415 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Judith A.F. Huirne, Andre C.D. van Loenen, Roel Schats, Joseph McDonnell, Peter G.A. Hompes, Joop Schoemaker, Roy Homburg, and Cornelis B. Lambalk

Dose-finding study of daily gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist for the prevention of premature luteinizing hormone surges in IVF/ICSI patients: antide and hormone levels
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2206-2215; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh357 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology:

E. Gauthier, X. Paoletti, and F. Clavel-Chapelon and the E3N group

Breast cancer risk associated with being treated for infertility: results from the French E3N cohort study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2216-2221; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh422 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Olga Basso, Kaare Christensen, and Jørn Olsen

Fecundity and twinning. A study within the Danish National Birth Cohort
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2222-2226; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh437 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

F. Morel, N. Douet-Guilbert, M.-J. Le Bris, A. Herry, C. Marchetti, V. Lefebvre, B. Delobel, V. Amice, J. Amice, and M. De Braekeleer

Lack of intraindividual variation of unbalanced spermatozoa frequencies from a 46,XY,t(9;22)(q21;q11.2) carrier: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2227-2230; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh439 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laurie J. McKenzie, Sandra A. Carson, Susan Marcelli, Erin Rooney, Pauline Cisneros, Sergy Torskey, John Buster, Joe Leigh Simpson, and Farideh Z. Bischoff

Nuclear chromosomal localization in human preimplantation embryos: correlation with aneuploidy and embryo morphology
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2231-2237; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh391 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

Jenny M. Boyd, Anil Mehta, and Deirdre J. Murphy

Fertility and pregnancy outcomes in men and women with cystic fibrosis in the United Kingdom
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2238-2243; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh405 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. van Wely, N. Bayram, P.M.M. Bossuyt, and F. van der Veen

Laparoscopic electrocautery of the ovaries versus recombinant FSH in clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome. Impact on women's health-related quality of life
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2244-2250; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh406 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julia Schmid, Sylvia Kirchengast, Elisabeth Vytiska-Binstorfer, and Johannes Huber

Infertility caused by PCOS—health-related quality of life among Austrian and Moslem immigrant women in Austria
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2251-2257; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh432 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Gabrielsen, I. Agerholm, B. Toft, F. Hald, K. Petersen, J. Aagaard, B. Feldinger, S. Lindenberg, and J. Fedder

Assisted hatching improves implantation rates on cryopreserved–thawed embryos. A randomized prospective study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 19, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2258-2262; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh434 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pieternel Steures, Jan Willem van der Steeg, Harold R. Verhoeve, Peter A. van Dop, Peter G.A. Hompes, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt, Fulco van der Veen, J.Dik F. Habbema, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, and Ben W.J. Mol

Does ovarian hyperstimulation in intrauterine insemination for cervical factor subfertility improve pregnancy rates?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2263-2266; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh435 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

Carole Marchetti, Nathalie Jouy, Brigitte Leroy-Martin, André Defossez, Pierre Formstecher, and Philippe Marchetti

Comparison of four fluorochromes for the detection of the inner mitochondrial membrane potential in human spermatozoa and their correlation with sperm motility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 15, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2267-2276; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh416 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Erenpreiss, K. Jepson, A. Giwercman, I. Tsarev, Je. Erenpreisa, and M. Spano

Toluidine blue cytometry test for sperm DNA conformation: comparison with the flow cytometric sperm chromatin structure and TUNEL assays
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2277-2282; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh417 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Trevor G. Cooper, Ching-Hei Yeung, Sabina Fetic, Aligholi Sobhani, and Eberhard Nieschlag

Cytoplasmic droplets are normal structures of human sperm but are not well preserved by routine procedures for assessing sperm morphology
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2283-2288; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh410 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

James D.M. Nicopoullos, Paula A. Almeida, Jonathan W.A. Ramsay, and Carole Gilling-Smith

The effect of human immunodeficiency virus on sperm parameters and the outcome of intrauterine insemination following sperm washing
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2289-2297; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh426 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nunziatina Burrello, Giuseppe Arcidiacono, Enzo Vicari, Paola Asero, Daniela Di Benedetto, Adele De Palma, Rosa Romeo, Rosario D'Agata, and Aldo E. Calogero

Morphologically normal spermatozoa of patients with secretory oligo-astheno-teratozoospermia have an increased aneuploidy rate
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 19, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2298-2302; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh438 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yigal Gat, Michael Gornish, Alexander Belenky, and Gil N. Bachar

Elevation of serum testosterone and free testosterone after embolization of the internal spermatic vein for the treatment of varicocele in infertile men
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2303-2306; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh443 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Vernaeve, A. Krikilion, G. Verheyen, A. Van Steirteghem, P. Devroey, and H. Tournaye

Outcome of testicular sperm recovery and ICSI in patients with non-obstructive azoospermia with a history of orchidopexy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 13, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2307-2312; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh394 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling:

Ting-Hsiu Chen, Sheng-Ping Chang, Chia-Fen Tsai, and Kai-Dih Juang

Prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders in an assisted reproductive technique clinic
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2313-2318; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh414 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

D.R. Brison, F.D. Houghton, D. Falconer, S.A. Roberts, J. Hawkhead, P.G. Humpherson, B.A. Lieberman, and H.J. Leese

Identification of viable embryos in IVF by non-invasive measurement of amino acid turnover
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2319-2324; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh409 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.-P. Primi, A. Senn, M. Montag, H. Van der Ven, J. Mandelbaum, A. Veiga, P. Barri, and M. Germond

A European multicentre prospective randomized study to assess the use of assisted hatching with a diode laser and the benefit of an immunosuppressive/antibiotic treatment in different patient populations
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2325-2333; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh430 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.M. Ciotti, L. Notarangelo, A.M. Morselli-Labate, V. Felletti, E. Porcu, and S. Venturoli

First polar body morphology before ICSI is not related to embryo quality or pregnancy rate
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2334-2339; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh433 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.L. Marín Bivens, B. Lindenthal, M.J. O'Brien, K. Wigglesworth, T. Blume, C. Grøndahl, and J.J. Eppig

A synthetic analogue of meiosis-activating sterol (FF-MAS) is a potent agonist promoting meiotic maturation and preimplantation development of mouse oocytes maturing in vitro
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2340-2344; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh436 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Z.J. Chen, M. Li, Y. Li, L.X. Zhao, R. Tang, Y. Sheng, X. Gao, C.H. Chang, and H.L. Feng

Effects of sucrose concentration on the developmental potential of human frozen–thawed oocytes at different stages of maturity
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2345-2349; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh442 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

J.L. Marino, B. Eskenazi, M. Warner, S. Samuels, P. Vercellini, N. Gavoni, and D. Olive

Uterine leiomyoma and menstrual cycle characteristics in a population-based cohort study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2350-2355; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh407 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cristin Print, Reija Valtola, Amanda Evans, Khashayar Lessan, Shazia Malik, and Stephen Smith

Soluble factors from human endometrium promote angiogenesis and regulate the endothelial cell transcriptome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2356-2366; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh411 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francesco Fanfani, Anna Fagotti, Alfredo Ercoli, Giuseppe Bifulco, Romina Longo, Salvatore Mancuso, and Giovanni Scambia

A prospective randomized study of laparoscopy and minilaparotomy in the management of benign adnexal masses
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2367-2371; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh413 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Avraham Ben-Chetrit, Talia Eldar-Geva, Tzina Lindenberg, Morshed Farhat, Shlomo Shimonovitz, David Zacut, Hadassa Gelber, Regine Sitruk-Ware, and Irving M. Spitz

Mifepristone does not induce cervical softening in non-pregnant women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2372-2376; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh420 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pedro Acién, Maribel Acién, and Marisa Sánchez-Ferrer

Complex malformations of the female genital tract. New types and revision of classification
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2377-2384; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh423 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Carina Chi Wai Chan, Oi Shan Tang, William Shu Biu Yeung, and Pak Chung Ho

Comparison of endometrial and subendometrial blood flow measured by three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound between stimulated and natural cycles in the same patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 19, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2385-2390; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh384 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.M. Darwish, A.M. Ahmad, and A.M. Mohammad

Cervical priming prior to operative hysteroscopy: a randomized comparison of laminaria versus misoprostol
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2391-2394; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh397 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

M.Y. Thum, S. Bhaskaran, H.I. Abdalla, B. Ford, N. Sumar, H. Shehata, and A.S. Bansal

An increase in the absolute count of CD56^dimCD16⁺CD69⁺ NK cells in the peripheral blood is associated with a poorer IVF treatment and pregnancy outcome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 19, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2395-2400; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh378 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Esmans, J. Gerris, E. Corthout, P. Verdonk, and S. Declercq

Placenta percreta causing rupture of an unscarred uterus at the end of the first trimester of pregnancy: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2401-2403; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh421 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control:

Sue S.T. Lo, Susan Y.S. Fan, P.C. Ho, and Anna F. Glasier

Effect of advanced provision of emergency contraception on women's contraceptive behaviour: a randomized controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2404-2410; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh425 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty, Aging and HRT:

C.A.L. Bain, M.R. Walters, K.R. Lees, and M.A. Lumsden

The effect of HRT on cerebral haemodynamics and cerebral vasomotor reactivity in post-menopausal women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2411-2414; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh396 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ethics and Society:

S. Bangsbøll, A. Pinborg, C. Yding Andersen, and A. Nyboe Andersen

Patients' attitudes towards donation of surplus cryopreserved embryos for treatment or research
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 13, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2415-2419; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh441 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L.C.G. Frodsham, J.R. Smith, and C. Gilling-Smith

Assessment of welfare of the child in HIV positive couples
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2420-2423; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh358 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

Piet Hein Jongbloet

Influences of maternal weight on the secondary sex ratio of human offspring
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2425; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh363 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Angelo Cagnacci

Reply to ‘Influences of maternal weight on the secondary sex ratio of human offspring’
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2425-2426; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh364 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Allison Styne-Gross, Karen Elkind-Hirsch, and Richard T. Scott

Value of basal FSH concentrations: prognostic implications for pregnancy outcome
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2426-2427; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh427 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.M. van Montfrans, M.H.A. van Hooff, and C.B. Lambalk

Reply to ‘Value of basal FSH concentrations: prognostic implications for pregnancy outcome’
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2427-2428; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh428 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christian Gnoth

Comment on ‘A multicentre randomized controlled trial of expectant management versus IVF in women with Fallopian tube patency’
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2428-2429; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh429 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Edward G. Hughes

Comment on ‘A multicentre randomized controlled trial of expectant management versus IVF in women with Fallopian tube patency’
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2429; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh431 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

Two Case Reports relating to the same patient
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2430; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh527 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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