Human Reproduction

DEBATES:

D. Cibula

Is insulin resistance an essential component of PCOS?: The influence of confounding factors
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 757-759; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh137 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ray Garry

The endometriosis syndromes: a clinical classification in the presence of aetiological confusion and therapeutic anarchy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 760-768; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh147 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.H. Jongbloet

Over-ripeness ovopathy: A challenging hypothesis for sex ratio modulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 769-774; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh136 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES-continued:

William H. James

‘Over-ripeness ovopathy, sex ratio increase and sex ratio reversal a challenging hypothesis for sex ratio modulation’: An alternative interpretation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 775-777; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh190 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Laura A. Schieve and Meredith A. Reynolds

What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction?: Challenges in measuring and reporting success rates for assisted reproductive technology treatments: What is optimal?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 778-782; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh160 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard P. Dickey, Belinda M. Sartor, and Roman Pyrzak

What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction?: No single outcome measure is satisfactory when evaluating success in assisted reproduction; both twin births and singleton births should be counted as successes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 783-787; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh181 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION:

Isabelle Esther Aknin-Seifer, Hervé Lejeune, Renaud Laurian Touraine, and Rachel Levy Under the aegis of the SALF (Societe d’Andrologie de Langue Francaise)

Y chromosome microdeletion screening in infertile men in France:a survey of French practice based on 88 IVF centres
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 788-793; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh157 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

COCHRANE REVIEW:

D.A. Blake, M. Proctor, and N.P. Johnson

The merits of blastocyst versus cleavage stage embryo transfer: a Cochrane review
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 795-807; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh104 [Abstract] [Abstract-only PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology:

Juan Balasch, Marta Guimerá, Olga Martinez-Pasarell, Josefa Ros, Juan A. Vanrell, and Wladimiro Jiménez

Adrenomedullin and vascular endothelial growth factor production by follicular fluid macrophages and granulosa cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 808-814; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh204 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takashi Yamada, Satoshi Nakago, Osamu Kurachi, Jiayin Wang, Shigeki Takekida, Hiroya Matsuo, and Takeshi Maruo

Progesterone down-regulates insulin-like growth factor-I expression in cultured human uterine leiomyoma cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on January 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 815-821; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh146 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T.A. Molskness, R.L. Stouffer, K.A. Burry, M.J. Gorrill, D.M. Lee, and P.E. Patton

Circulating levels of free and total vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)-A, soluble VEGF receptors-1 and -2, and angiogenin during ovarian stimulation in non-human primates and women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 822-830; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh132 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gerard S. Letterie

Anovulation in the prevention of cytotoxic-induced follicular attrition and ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 831-837; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh120 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

G. Ricci, F. Cerneca, R. Simeone, C. Pozzobon, S. Guarnieri, A. Sartore, R. Pregazzi, and S. Guaschino

Impact of highly purified urinary FSH and recombinant FSH on haemostasis: an open-label, randomized, controlled trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 838-848; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh185 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sotiria Tavoulari, Stathis Frillingos, Panayiota Karatza, Ioannis E. Messinis, and Konstantin Seferiadis

The recombinant subdomain IIIB of human serum albumin displays activity of gonadotrophin surge-attenuating factor
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 849-858; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh187 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cagatay Oktenli, Levent Doganci, Taner Ozgurtas, R.Engin Araz, Mehmet Tanyuksel, Ugur Musabak, S.Yavuz Sanisoglu, Zeki Yesilova, M.Kemal Erbil, and Ali Inal

Transient hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism in males with acute toxoplasmosis: suppressive effect of interleukin-1 on the secretion of GnRH
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 859-866; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh161 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Libuse Tauchmanovà, Rosa Carrano, Massimo Sabbatini, Michele De Rosa, Francesco Orio, Stefano Palomba, Teresa Cascella, Gaetano Lombardi, Stefano Federico, and Annamaria Colao

Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis function after successful kidney transplantation in men and women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 867-873; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh192 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. El-Toukhy, A. Taylor, Y. Khalaf, K. Al-Darazi, P. Rowell, P. Seed, and P. Braude

Pituitary suppression in ultrasound-monitored frozen embryo replacement cycles. A randomised study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 874-879; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh183 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology:

L. Yogev, S. Kleiman, E. Shabtai, A. Botchan, R. Gamzu, G. Paz, H. Yavetz, and R. Hauser

Seasonal variations in pre- and post-thaw donor sperm quality
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 880-885; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh165 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

B. Kühnert, J. Gromoll, E. Kostova, P. Tschanter, C.M. Luetjens, M. Simoni, and E. Nieschlag

Case Report: Natural transmission of an AZFc Y-chromosomal microdeletion from father to his sons
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 886-888; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh186 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control:

Jamie L. Bigelow, David B. Dunson, Joseph B. Stanford, René Ecochard, Christian Gnoth, and Bernardo Colombo

Mucus observations in the fertile window: a better predictor of conception than timing of intercourse
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 889-892; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh173 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

H. Abdalla and M.Y. Thum

An elevated basal FSH reflects a quantitative rather than qualitative decline of the ovarian reserve
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 893-898; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh141 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Evelien J. de Boer, Isolde Den Tonkelaar, Curt W. Burger, C.W.N. Looman, Flora E. van Leeuwen, Egbert R. te Velde, and on behalf of the OMEGA project group

The number of retrieved oocytes does not decrease during consecutive gonadotrophin-stimulated IVF cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 899-904; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh178 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ernest Hung Yu Ng, Susan Margaret Laird, Tin Chiu Li, William Shu Biu Yeung, and Pak Chung Ho

Concentrations of endometrial protein PP 14 and CA-125 in uterine flushings performed in natural and stimulated cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 905-910; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh163 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Murray, A. Shetty, A. Rattray, V. Taylor, and S. Bhattacharya

A randomized comparison of alternative methods of information provision on the acceptability of elective single embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 911-916; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh176 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Gerris, P. De Sutter, D. De Neubourg, E. Van Royen, J. Vander Elst, K. Mangelschots, M. Vercruyssen, P. Kok, M. Elseviers, L. Annemans, P. Pauwels, and M. Dhont

A real-life prospective health economic study of elective single embryo transfer versus two-embryo transfer in first IVF/ICSI cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 917-923; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh188 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Endometrial and subendometrial blood flow measured during early luteal phase by three-dimensional power Doppler ultrasound in excessive ovarian responders
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 924-931; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh205 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

E. Isachenko, V. Isachenko, I.I. Katkov, G. Rahimi, T. Schöndorf, P. Mallmann, S. Dessole, and F. Nawroth

DNA integrity and motility of human spermatozoa after standard slow freezing versus cryoprotectant-free vitrification
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 932-939; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh194 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Seiji Watanabe

Frequent structural chromosome aberrations in immotile human sperm exposed to culture media
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 940-947; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh148 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Recovery, survival and functional evaluation by transplantation of frozen–thawed mouse germ cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 948-953; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh154 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling:

M. Pook, B. Tuschen-Caffier, and W. Krause

Is infertility a risk factor for impaired male fertility?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 954-959; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh167 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.J. Dyer, N. Abrahams, N.E. Mokoena, and Z.M. van der Spuy

‘You are a man because you have children’: experiences, reproductive health knowledge and treatment-seeking behaviour among men suffering from couple infertility in South Africa
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 960-967; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh195 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Jia-xi Zhou, Shu-yi Chen, Wei-min Liu, Yu-jing Cao, and En-kui Duan

Enrichment and identification of human ‘fetal’ epidermal stem cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 968-974; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh166 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takumi Takeuchi, Zev Rosenwaks, and Gianpiero D. Palermo

A successful model to assess embryo development after transplantation of prophase nuclei
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 975-981; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh149 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hanna Balakier, Agata Sojecki, Gelareh Motamedi, and Cifford Librach

Time-dependent capability of human oocytes for activation and pronuclear formation during metaphase II arrest
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 982-987; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh158 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Case report: successful pregnancy after vitrification of a human blastocyst that had completely escaped from the zona pellucida on day 6
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 988-990; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh177 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

A.C.E. Sjösten, H. Ellis, and G.A.B. Edelstam

Retrograde migration of glove powder in the human female genital tract
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 991-995; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh156 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V. Anaf, I. El Nakadi, Ph. Simon, J. Van de Stadt, I. Fayt, Th. Simonart, and J.-C. Noel

Preferential infiltration of large bowel endometriosis along the nerves of the colon
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 996-1002; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh150 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ettore Cicinelli, Niels Einer-Jensen, Bruno Barba, Diletta Luisi, Raffaello Alfonso, and Massimo Tartagni

Blood to the cornual area of the uterus is mainly supplied from the ovarian artery in the follicular phase and from the uterine artery in the luteal phase
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1003-1008; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh171 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Hammadieh, M. Afnan, J. Evans, K. Sharif, N. Amso, and O. Olufowobi

A postal survey of hydrosalpinx management prior to IVF in the United Kingdom
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1009-1012; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh133 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

M. Goddijn, J.H.K. Joosten, A.C. Knegt, F. van derVeen, M.T.M. Franssen, G.J. Bonsel, and N.J. Leschot

Clinical relevance of diagnosing structural chromosome abnormalities in couples with repeated miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1013-1017; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh172 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Shigeki Shimada, Emi Hirayama Kato, Mamoru Morikawa, Kazuya Iwabuchi, Ryutaro Nishida, Reiko Kishi, Kazunori Onoé, Hisanori Minakami, and Hideto Yamada

No difference in natural killer or natural killer T-cell population, but aberrant T-helper cell population in the endometrium of women with repeated miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 12, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1018-1024; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh159 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G.P. Sacks, L. Seyani, S. Lavery, and G. Trew

Maternal C-reactive protein levels are raised at 4 weeks gestation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on February 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1025-1030; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh179 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty, Age and HRT:

Giancarlo Paradisi, Francesco Cucinelli, Maria Cristina Mele, Angela Barini, Antonio Lanzone, and Alessandro Caruso

Endothelial function in post-menopausal women: effect of folic acid supplementation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on March 11, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1031-1035; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh189 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

P.H. Jongbloet

The ovopathy concept for explaining the secondary sex ratio
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1036-1037; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh140 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hassan N. Sallam and Ahmed N. Sallam

LH/HCG as a monthly injectable contraceptive?
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1038; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh191 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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