Human Reproduction

DEBATE-continued:

Julian Jenkins, Salim Daya, Jan Kremer, Juan Balasch, Chris Barratt, Ian Cooke, James Lawford-Davies, Petra De Sutter, Anne Marie Suikari, Joseph Neulen, and Karl Nygren

European Classification of Infertility Taskforce (ECIT) response to Habbema et al., ‘Towards less confusing terminology in reproductive medicine: a proposal’
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on August 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2687-2688; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh499 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION:

Guido Pennings

Legal harmonization and reproductive tourism in Europe
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 28, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2689-2694; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh486 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Bartha M. Knoppers and Rosario M. Isasi

Regulatory approaches to reproductive genetic testing
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2695-2701; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh505 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Bahadur

Ethics of testicular stem cell medicine
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 15, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2702-2710; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh538 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ahmed M. Abou-Setta

Transmission risk of hepatitis C virus via semen during assisted reproduction: how real is it?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 15, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2711-2717; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh509 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sabine Muth, Jane Norman, Naveed Sattar, and Richard Fleming

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) often undergo protracted treatment with metformin and are disinclined to stop: indications for a change in licensing arrangements?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2718-2720; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh530 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

COCHRANE REVIEW:

A.E.P. Cantineau, M.J. Heineman, H. Al-Inany, and B.J. Cohlen

Intrauterine insemination versus Fallopian tube sperm perfusion in non-tubal subfertility: a systematic review based on a Cochrane review
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2721-2729; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh523 [Abstract] [Abstract-only PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

Reproductive biology:

A. Herrler, C.A. Krusche, F. Müller-Schöttle, and H.M. Beier

Haptoglobin expression and release by rabbit oviduct and endometrium, its localization in blastocyst extra-embryonic matrix and fluid during preimplantation time
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2730-2737; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh517 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

Antonio La Marca, Stefania Malmusi, Simone Giulini, Leo Fischer Tamaro, Raoul Orvieto, Paola Levratti, and Annibale Volpe

Anti-Müllerian hormone plasma levels in spontaneous menstrual cycle and during treatment with FSH to induce ovulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2738-2741; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh508 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Sir Petermann, A. Cartes, M. Maliqueo, D. Vantman, C. Gutiérrez, H. Toloza, B. Echiburú, and S.E. Recabarren

Patterns of hormonal response to the GnRH agonist leuprolide in brothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 9, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2742-2747; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh512 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Daniel D. Elsholz, Vasantha Padmanabhan, Robert L. Rosenfield, Pamela R. Olton, David J. Phillips, and Carol M. Foster

GnRH agonist stimulation of the pituitary–gonadal axis in children: age and sex differences in circulating inhibin-B and activin-A
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 28, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2748-2758; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh519 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

S. Bione, F. Rizzolio, C. Sala, R. Ricotti, M. Goegan, M.C. Manzini, R. Battaglia, A. Marozzi, W. Vegetti, L. Dalprà, P.G. Crosignani, E. Ginelli, R. Nappi, S. Bernabini, V. Bruni, F. Torricelli, O. Zuffardi, and D. Toniolo

Mutation analysis of two candidate genes for premature ovarian failure, DACH2 and POF1B
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2759-2766; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh502 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ksenija Gersak, Sarah E. Harris, Wendy J. Smale, and Andrew N. Shelling

A novel 30 bp deletion in the FOXL2 gene in a phenotypically normal woman with primary amenorrhoea: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2767-2770; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh496 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Petra Tschanter, Elena Kostova, C.Marc Luetjens, Trevor G. Cooper, Eberhard Nieschlag, and Jörg Gromoll

No association of the A260G and A386G DAZL single nucleotide polymorphisms with male infertility in a Caucasian population
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2771-2776; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh522 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Melotte, S. Debrock, T. D'Hooghe, J.P. Fryns, and J.R. Vermeesch

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis for an insertional translocation carrier
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 7, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2777-2783; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh539 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Coco, M.I. Rahn, P. García Estanga, G. Antonioli, and A.J. Solari

A constitutional complex chromosome rearrangement involving meiotic arrest in an azoospermic male: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 28, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2784-2790; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh506 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

I. Ponjaert-Kristoffersen, T. Tjus, J. Nekkebroeck, J. Squires, D. Verté, M. Heimann, M. Bonduelle, G. Palermo, and U.-B. Wennerholm on behalf of the Collaborative study of Brussels, Göteborg and New York

Psychological follow-up study of 5-year-old ICSI children
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 9, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2791-2797; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh511 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Health care costs resulting from IVF: prenatal and neonatal periods
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2798-2805; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh531 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kirsten L. Tryde Schmidt, Elisabeth Larsen, Susanne Bangsbøll, Helle Meinertz, Elisabeth Carlsen, and Anders Nyboe Andersen

Assisted reproduction in male cancer survivors: fertility treatment and outcome in 67 couples
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2806-2810; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh518 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Hung Yu Ng, Carina Chi Wai Chan, O. Shan Tang, William Shu Biu Yeung, and Pak Chung Ho

Effect of pituitary downregulation on antral follicle count, ovarian volume and stromal blood flow measured by three-dimensional ultrasound with power Doppler prior to ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 9, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2811-2815; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh500 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.A. Williams, M.R. Wallace, K.C. Drury, S. Kipersztok, R.K. Edwards, R.S. Williams, M.J. Haller, D.A. Schatz, J.H. Silverstein, B.A. Gray, and R.T. Zori

Blood lymphocyte chimerism associated with IVF and monochorionic dizygous twinning: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 16, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2816-2821; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh533 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

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

Should diagnostic testicular sperm retrieval followed by cryopreservation for later ICSI be the procedure of choice for all patients with non-obstructive azoospermia?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 18, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2822-2830; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh490 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Eustache, J. Auger, D. Cabrol, and P. Jouannet

Are volunteers delivering semen samples in fertility studies a biased population?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2831-2837; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh503 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Muller, E. De La Rochebrochard, C. Labbé-Declèves, P. Jouannet, L. Bujan, R. Mieusset, D. Le Lannou, J.F. Guerin, M. Benchaib, R. Slama, and A. Spira

Selection bias in semen studies due to self-selection of volunteers
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2838-2844; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh521 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. van Leeuwen, M. Cornelissen, J.W. de Vries, S.H. Lowe, S. Jurriaans, S. Repping, and F. van der Veen

Semen parameters of a semen donor before and after infection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 9, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2845-2848; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh510 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Catherine Staessen, Peter Platteau, Elvire Van Assche, An Michiels, Herman Tournaye, Michel Camus, Paul Devroey, Inge Liebaers, and André Van Steirteghem

Comparison of blastocyst transfer with or without preimplantation genetic diagnosis for aneuploidy screening in couples with advanced maternal age: a prospective randomized controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 7, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2849-2858; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh536 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Gutiérrez-Mateo, J. Benet, D. Wells, P. Colls, M.G. Bermúdez, J.F. Sánchez-García, J. Egozcue, J. Navarro, and S. Munné

Aneuploidy study of human oocytes first polar body comparative genomic hybridization and metaphase II fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on November 1, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2859-2868; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh515 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L.J. McKenzie, S.A. Pangas, S.A. Carson, E. Kovanci, P. Cisneros, J.E. Buster, P. Amato, and M.M. Matzuk

Human cumulus granulosa cell gene expression: a predictor of fertilization and embryo selection in women undergoing IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 7, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2869-2874; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh535 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tamar Dvash, Yoav Mayshar, Henia Darr, Michael McElhaney, Douglas Barker, Ofra Yanuka, Karen J. Kotkow, Lee L. Rubin, Nissim Benvenisty, and Rachel Eiges

Temporal gene expression during differentiation of human embryonic stem cells and embryoid bodies
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 16, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2875-2883; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh529 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kenichiro Hiraoka, Kaori Hiraoka, Masayuki Kinutani, and Kazuo Kinutani

Blastocoele collapse by micropipetting prior to vitrification gives excellent survival and pregnancy outcomes for human day 5 and 6 expanded blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2884-2888; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh504 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alexandra Sanfins, Carlos E. Plancha, Eric W. Overstrom, and David F. Albertini

Meiotic spindle morphogenesis in in vivo and in vitro matured mouse oocytes: insights into the relationship between nuclear and cytoplasmic quality
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2889-2899; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh528 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jaou-Chen Huang, W.-S.Alfred Wun, Jennifer S. Goldsby, Nena Matijevic-Aleksic, and Kenneth K. Wu

Cyclooxygenase-2-derived endogenous prostacyclin enhances mouse embryo hatching
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 15, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2900-2906; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh524 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jaou-Chen Huang, Jennifer S. Goldsby, Farinaz Arbab, Ziad Melhem, Nena Aleksic, and Kenneth K. Wu

Oviduct prostacyclin functions as a paracrine factor to augment the development of embryos
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 18, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2907-2912; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh520 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Coticchio, G. Rossi, A. Borini, C. Grøndahl, G. Macchiarelli, C. Flamigni, S. Fleming, and S. Cecconi

Mouse oocyte meiotic resumption and polar body extrusion in vitro are differentially influenced by FSH, epidermal growth factor and meiosis-activating sterol
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2913-2918; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh514 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.S. Xu, Y.L. Lee, K.F. Lee, K.L. Kwok, W.M. Lee, J.M. Luk, and W.S.B. Yeung

Embryotrophic factor-3 from human oviductal cells enhances proliferation, suppresses apoptosis and stimulates the expression of the 1 subunit of sodium–potassium ATPase in mouse embryos
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2919-2926; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh497 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

S. Ferrero, S. Pretta, S. Bertoldi, P. Anserini, V. Remorgida, M. Del Sette, C. Gandolfo, and N. Ragni

Increased frequency of migraine among women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 28, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2927-2932; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh537 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Xiao-Ying Zheng, Gui-An Chen, and Hai-Yan Wang

Expression of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator in human endometrium
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 7, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2933-2941; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh507 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ephia Yasmin, Martin Dresner, and Adam Balen

Sedation and anaesthesia for transvaginal oocyte collection: an evaluation of practice in the UK
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2942-2945; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh526 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early Pregnancy:

O.B. Christiansen, B. Pedersen, H.S. Nielsen, and A.-M. Nybo Andersen

Impact of the sex of first child on the prognosis in secondary recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 28, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2946-2951; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh516 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Osama M.H. Habayeb and Justin C. Konje

The one-stop recurrent miscarriage clinic: an evaluation of its effectiveness and outcome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on September 23, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2952-2958; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh532 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty/Aging and HRT:

Salvatore Caruso, Calogero Grillo, Carmela Agnello, Lucia Di Mari, Marco Farina, and Agostino Serra

Olfactometric and rhinomanometric outcomes in post-menopausal women treated with hormone therapy: a prospective study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on October 7, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2959-2964; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh465 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

Luc J.M. Smits

Seasonal appearance and seasonal disappearance of menstrual function
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2965; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh481 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

János Garai

Reply to ‘Seasonal appearance and seasonal disappearance of menstrual function’
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2965; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh482 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Renckens

Pain relief using electro-acupuncture for oocyte retrieval
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2965-2966; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh488 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Elisabet Stener-Victorin and Peter Humaidan

Reply to ‘Pain relief using electro-acupuncture for oocyte retrieval’
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2966-2967; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh489 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

T. Chen, S. Chang, C. Tsai, and K. Juang

Prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders in an assisted reproductive technique clinic
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2968; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh599 [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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