Human Reproduction

DEBATES-continued:

Georg Griesinger, Konstantinos Dafopoulos, Askan Schultze-Mosgau, Ricardo Felberbaum, and Klaus Diedrich

What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction?: Is BESST (birth emphasizing a successful singleton at term) truly the best?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1239-1241; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh237 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mohamed A. Bedaiwy and Tommaso Falcone

Ovarian tissue banking for cancer patients: Reduction of post-transplantation ischaemic injury: intact ovary freezing and transplantation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1242-1244; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh262 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION:

Anne M. Jequier

Clinical andrology—still a major problem in the treatment of infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1245-1249; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh269 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

William H. James

Further evidence that mammalian sex ratios at birth are partially controlled by parental hormone levels around the time of conception
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1250-1256; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh245 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology:

T. Collette, C. Bellehumeur, R. Kats, R. Maheux, J. Mailloux, M. Villeneuve, and A. Akoum

Evidence for an increased release of proteolytic activity by the eutopic endometrial tissue in women with endometriosis and for involvement of matrix metalloproteinase-9
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1257-1264; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh290 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anne Van Langendonckt, Françoise Casanas-Roux, Julie Eggermont, and Jacques Donnez

Characterization of iron deposition in endometriotic lesions induced in the nude mouse model
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1265-1271; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh182 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Måns Edlund, Eva Andersson, and Gabriel Fried

Progesterone withdrawal causes endothelin release from cultured human uterine microvascular endothelial cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1272-1280; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh256 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Angela M. Bentes de Souza, Chi Chiu Wang, Ching Yan Chu, Christine M. Briton-Jones, Christopher J. Haines, and Michael Scott Rogers

In vitro exposure to carbon dioxide induces oxidative stress in human peritoneal mesothelial cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1281-1286; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh164 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.G. Almodin, V.C. Minguetti-Câmara, H. Meister, J.O.H.R. Ferreira, R.L. Franco, A.A. Cavalcante, M.R.M. Radaelli, A.S. Bahls, A.F. Moron, and C.G.V. Murta

Recovery of fertility after grafting of cryopreserved germinative tissue in female rabbits following radiotherapy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1287-1293; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh246 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dror Meirow, Ghadir Assad, Jehoshua Dor, and Jaron Rabinovici

The GnRH antagonist cetrorelix reduces cyclophosphamide-induced ovarian follicular destruction in mice
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1294-1299; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh257 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Lécureuil, M.C. Saleh, I. Fontaine, B. Baron, M.M. Zakin, and F. Guillou

Transgenic mice as a model to study the regulation of human transferrin expression in Sertoli cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1300-1307; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh297 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

Stefano Palomba, Francesco Orio, Jr, Tiziana Russo, Angela Falbo, Teresa Cascella, Patrizia Doldo, Carmine Nappi, Gaetano Lombardi, Pasquale Mastrantonio, and Fulvio Zullo

Long-term effectiveness and safety of GnRH agonist plus raloxifene administration in women with uterine leiomyomas
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1308-1314; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh296 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.B. Kjøtrød, V. von Düring, and S.M. Carlsen

Metformin treatment before IVF/ICSI in women with polycystic ovary syndrome; a prospective, randomized, double blind study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1315-1322; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh248 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.J. Glueck, N. Goldenberg, J. Pranikoff, M. Loftspring, L. Sieve, and P. Wang

Height, weight, and motor–social development during the first 18 months of life in 126 infants born to 109 mothers with polycystic ovary syndrome who conceived on and continued metformin through pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1323-1330; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh263 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N.H. Hjollund, J.P. Bonde, E. Ernst, S. Lindenberg, A.N. Andersen, and J. Olsen

Pesticide exposure in male farmers and survival of in vitro fertilized pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1331-1337; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh203 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

Ewa Rajpert-De Meyts, Regina Hanstein, Niels Jørgensen, Niels Græm, Peter H. Vogt, and Niels E. Skakkebæk

Developmental expression of POU5F1 (OCT-3/4) in normal and dysgenetic human gonads
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1338-1344; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh265 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Anton, J. Blanco, J. Egozcue, and F. Vidal

Sperm FISH studies in seven male carriers of Robertsonian translocation t(13;14)(q10;q10)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1345-1351; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh232 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control:

M.E. Ortiz, R.E. Ortiz, M.A. Fuentes, V.H. Parraguez, and H.B. Croxatto

Post-coital administration of levonorgestrel does not interfere with post-fertilization events in the new-world monkey Cebus apella
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1352-1356; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh180 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

S.J. Fasouliotis, S.D. Spandorfer, S.S. Witkin, G. Schattman, H.C. Liu, J.E. Roberts, and Z. Rosenwaks

Maternal serum levels of interferon- and interleukin-2 soluble receptor- predict the outcome of early IVF pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1357-1363; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh169 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hannu Martikainen, Mauri Orava, Jouni Lakkakorpi, and Leena Tuomivaara

Day 2 elective single embryo transfer in clinical practice: better outcome in ICSI cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1364-1366; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh197 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Peter Humaidan and Elisabet Stener-Victorin

Pain relief during oocyte retrieval with a new short duration electro-acupuncture technique—an alternative to conventional analgesic methods
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1367-1372; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh229 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Should the post-coital test (PCT) be part of the routine fertility work-up?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 7, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1373-1379; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh230 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.E. den Hartog, J.A. Land, F.R.M. Stassen, M.E.P. Slobbe-van Drunen, A.G.H. Kessels, and C.A. Bruggeman

The role of chlamydia genus-specific and species-specific IgG antibody testing in predicting tubal disease in subfertile women
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1380-1384; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh267 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

S.E.M. Lewis, M. O’Connell, M. Stevenson, L. Thompson-Cree, and N. McClure

An algorithm to predict pregnancy in assisted reproduction
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1385-1394; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh227 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T.E. Schmid, M.H. Brinkworth, F. Hill, E. Sloter, A. Kamischke, F. Marchetti, E. Nieschlag, and A.J. Wyrobek

Detection of structural and numerical chromosomal abnormalities by ACM-FISH analysis in sperm of oligozoospermic infertility patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1395-1400; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh278 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Bungum, P. Humaidan, M. Spano, K. Jepson, L. Bungum, and A. Giwercman

The predictive value of sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) parameters for the outcome of intrauterine insemination, IVF and ICSI
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1401-1408; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh280 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Gandini, F. Lombardo, D. Paoli, F. Caruso, P. Eleuteri, G. Leter, R. Ciriminna, F. Culasso, F. Dondero, A. Lenzi, and M. Spanò

Full-term pregnancies achieved with ICSI despite high levels of sperm chromatin damage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1409-1417; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh233 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Eberhard, O. Ståhl, Y. Giwercman, M. Cwikiel, E. Cavallin-Ståhl, K.B. Lundin, P. Flodgren, and A. Giwercman

Impact of therapy and androgen receptor polymorphism on sperm concentration in men treated for testicular germ cell cancer: a longitudinal study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1418-1425; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh231 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David Milatiner, David Halle, Michael Huerta, Ehud J. Margalioth, Yoram Cohen, Avraham Ben-Chetrit, Michael Gal, Tzvia Mimoni, and Talia Eldar-Geva

Associations between androgen receptor CAG repeat length and sperm morphology
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1426-1430; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh251 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Foresta, A. Bettella, D. Spolaore, M. Merico, M. Rossato, and A. Ferlin

Suppression of the high endogenous levels of plasma FSH in infertile men are associated with improved Sertoli cell function as reflected by elevated levels of plasma inhibin B
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1431-1437; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh255 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Katherine L. Pixton, Emma D. Deeks, Frits M. Flesch, Fleur L.C. Moseley, Lars Björndahl, Peter R. Ashton, Christopher L.R. Barratt, and Ian A. Brewis

Sperm proteome mapping of a patient who experienced failed fertilization at IVF reveals altered expression of at least 20 proteins compared with fertile donors: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1438-1447; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh224 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Horne, A.D. Atkinson, E.H.E. Pease, J.P. Logue, D.R. Brison, and B.A. Lieberman

Live birth with sperm cryopreserved for 21 years prior to cancer treatment: Case report
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1448-1449; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh249 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Ming-Song Tsai, Jia-Ling Lee, Yu-Jen Chang, and Shiaw-Min Hwang

Isolation of human multipotent mesenchymal stem cells from second-trimester amniotic fluid using a novel two-stage culture protocol
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1450-1456; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh279 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Ziebe, S. Bangsbøll, K.L.T. Schmidt, A. Loft, A. Lindhard, and A. Nyboe Andersen

Embryo quality in natural versus stimulated IVF cycles
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1457-1460; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh264 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

Maurizio Guida, Giuseppe Acunzo, Attilio Di Spiezio Sardo, Giuseppe Bifulco, Roberto Piccoli, Massimiliano Pellicano, Giuseppe Cerrota, Domenico Cirillo, and Carmine Nappi

Effectiveness of auto-crosslinked hyaluronic acid gel in the prevention of intrauterine adhesions after hysteroscopic surgery: a prospective, randomized, controlled study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1461-1464; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh238 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H. Fernandez, C. Lucas, B. Hédon, J.L. Meyer, J.M. Mayenga, and C. Roux

One year comparison between two add-back therapies in patients treated with a GnRH agonist for symptomatic endometriosis: a randomized double-blind trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1465-1471; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh250 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Erkut Attar, Sinan Berkman, Samet Topuz, Bulent Baysal, Suleyman Akhan, and Joseph T. Chambers

Evolutive peritoneal disease after conservative management and the use of infertility drugs in a patient with stage IIIC borderline micro-papillary serous carcinoma (MPSC) of the ovary: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1472-1475; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh226 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

D. De Neubourg, J. Gerris, K. Mangelschots, E. Van Royen, M. Vercruyssen, and M. Elseviers

Single top quality embryo transfer as a model for prediction of early pregnancy outcome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1476-1479; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh283 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psycology and Counselling:

J. Barnes, A.G. Sutcliffe, I. Kristoffersen, A. Loft, U. Wennerholm, B.C. Tarlatzis, X. Kantaris, J. Nekkebroeck, B.S. Hagberg, S.V. Madsen, and M. Bonduelle

The influence of assisted reproduction on family functioning and children’s socio-emotional development: results from a European study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1480-1487; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh239 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Zaira Papaligoura, Olga Panopoulou-Maratou, Maria Solman, Katerina Arvaniti, and Jasmin Sarafidou

Cognitive development of 12 month old Greek infants conceived after ICSI and the effects of the method on their parents
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1488-1493; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh270 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

William H. James

A further note on the sex ratios of births conceived during wartime
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1495; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh261 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Claudio Bisioli

Reply to a further note on the sex ratios of births conceived during wartime
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1495-1496; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh266 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Branko Zorn

Second reply to ‘A further note on the sex ratios of births conceived during wartime’
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1496; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh259 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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