Human Reproduction

DEBATES:

J.D.F. Habbema, J. Collins, H. Leridon, J.L.H. Evers, B. Lunenfeld, and E.R. teVelde

Towards less confusing terminology in reproductive medicine: a proposal
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1497-1501; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh303 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION:

H.J.A. Carp, M. Dirnfeld, J. Dor, and J.G. Grudzinskas

ART in recurrent miscarriage: preimplantation genetic diagnosis/screening or surrogacy?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1502-1505; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh293 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive biology:

O. Vasiliu, J. Muttineni, and W. Karmaus

In utero exposure to organochlorines and age at menarche
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1506-1512; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh292 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Mazella, M. Tang, and L. Tseng

Disparate effects of relaxin and TGF1: relaxin increases, but TGF1 inhibits, the relaxin receptor and the production of IGFBP-1 in human endometrial stromal/decidual cells
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1513-1518; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh274 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.J. Duleba, N. Foyouzi, M. Karaca, T. Pehlivan, J. Kwintkiewicz, and H.R. Behrman

Proliferation of ovarian theca-interstitial cells is modulated by antioxidants and oxidative stress
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1519-1524; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh299 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

E.M. Kolibianakis, K. Zikopoulos, J. Smitz, M. Camus, H. Tournaye, A.C. Van Steirteghem, and P. Devroey

Elevated progesterone at initiation of stimulation is associated with a lower ongoing pregnancy rate after IVF using GnRH antagonists
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1525-1529; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh272 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.A. García-Velasco, A. Zúñiga, A. Pacheco, R. Gómez, C. Simón, J. Remohí, and A. Pellicer

Coasting acts through downregulation of VEGF gene expression and protein secretion
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1530-1538; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh298 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology:

A.J. Wilcox, Donna Day Baird, David B. Dunson, D. Robert McConnaughey, James S. Kesner, and Clarice R. Weinberg

On the frequency of intercourse around ovulation: evidence for biological influences
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 9, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1539-1543; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh305 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

C. Kailasam, S.D. Keay, P. Wilson, W.C.L. Ford, and J.M. Jenkins

Defining poor ovarian response during IVF cycles, in women aged <40 years, and its relationship with treatment outcome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 13, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1544-1547; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh273 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Henri Leridon

Can assisted reproduction technology compensate for the natural decline in fertility with age? A model assessment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1548-1553; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh304 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

A. Maertens, T. Bourlet, N. Plotton, B. Pozzetto, and R. Levy

Validation of safety procedures for the cryopreservation of semen contaminated with hepatitis C virus in assisted reproductive technology
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1554-1557; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh275 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I. Fahmy, A. Kamal, R. Shamloul, R. Mansour, G. Serour, and M. Aboulghar

ICSI using testicular sperm in male hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism unresponsive to gonadotrophin therapy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 13, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1558-1561; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh243 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.J. Hong, P.C. Chiu, K.F. Lee, J.M.Y. Tse, P.C. Ho, and W.S.B. Yeung

Establishment of a capillary–cumulus model to study the selection of sperm for fertilization by the cumulus oophorus
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1562-1569; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh281 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P. Platteau, C. Staessen, A. Michiels, H. Tournaye, A. Van Steirteghem, I. Liebaers, and P. Devroey

Comparison of the aneuploidy frequency in embryos derived from testicular sperm extraction in obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermic men
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 13, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1570-1574; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh306 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling:

S.C. Klock and D.A. Greenfeld

Parents’ knowledge about the donors and their attitudes toward disclosure in oocyte donation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1575-1579; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh289 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

L. Lefièvre, S.J. Conner, A. Salpekar, O. Olufowobi, P. Ashton, B. Pavlovic, W. Lenton, M. Afnan, I.A. Brewis, M. Monk, D.C. Hughes, and C.L.R. Barratt

Four zona pellucida glycoproteins are expressed in the human
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 13, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1580-1586; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh301 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D. Strassburger, S. Friedler, A. Raziel, E. Kasterstein, M. Schachter, and R. Ron-El

The outcome of ICSI of immature MI oocytes and rescued in vitro matured MII oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 6, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1587-1590; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh236 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Otsuki, A. Okada, K. Morimoto, Y. Nagai, and H. Kubo

The relationship between pregnancy outcome and smooth endoplasmic reticulum clusters in MII human oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 4, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1591-1597; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh258 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Takafumi Utsunomiya, Hiroko Ito, Miyuki Nagaki, and Junko Sato

A prospective, randomized study: day 3 versus hatching blastocyst stage
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 13, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1598-1603; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh288 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yoshihiko Murase, Yasuyuki Araki, Satoshi Mizuno, Choji Kawaguchi, Mayumi Naito, Midori Yoshizawa, and Yasuhisa Araki

Pregnancy following chemical activation of oocytes in a couple with repeated failure of fertilization using ICSI: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1604-1607; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh294 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Revel, A. Safran, A. Benshushan, A. Shushan, N. Laufer, and A. Simon

In vitro maturation and fertilization of oocytes from an intact ovary of a surgically treated patient with endometrial carcinoma: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1608-1611; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh241 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

W. Hamish Wallace and Thomas W. Kelsey

Ovarian reserve and reproductive age may be determined from measurement of ovarian volume by transvaginal sonography
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1612-1617; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh285 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] supplementary data [Request Permissions]  

H. Fernandez, J.D. Alby, C. Tournoux, A. Chauveaud-Lambling, R. deTayrac, R. Frydman, and R. Porcher

Vaginal misoprostol for cervical ripening before operative hysteroscopy in pre-menopausal women: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial with three dose regimens
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1618-1621; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh302 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ayman A.A. Ewies, John Thompson, and Farook Al-Azzawi

Changes in gonadal steroid receptors in the cardinal ligaments of prolapsed uteri: immunohistomorphometric data
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 13, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1622-1628; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh282 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Soichi Noguchi, Mikiya Nakatsuka, Yuka Sugiyama, Chebib Chekir, Yasuhiko Kamada, and Yuji Hiramatsu

Use of artificial dermis and recombinant basic fibroblast growth factor for creating a neovagina in a patient with Mayer–Rokitansky–Küster–Hauser syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1629-1632; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh254 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Kline, A. Kinney, M.L. Reuss, A. Kelly, B. Levin, M. Ferin, and D. Warburton

Trisomic pregnancy and the oocyte pool
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1633-1643; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh310 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

H. Lashen, K. Fear, and D.W. Sturdee

Obesity is associated with increased risk of first trimester and recurrent miscarriage: matched case–control study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 13, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1644-1646; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh277 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hsin-Fu Chen, Kuang-Han Chao, Jin-Yuh Shew, Yu-Shih Yang, and Hong-Nerng Ho

Expression of leukemia inhibitory factor and its receptor is not altered in the decidua and chorionic villi of human anembryonic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 4, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1647-1654; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh193 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.R. Davis, C.M. Robilotto, C.L. Westhoff, S. Forman, and J. Zhang for the NICHD Management of Early Pregnancy Failure Trial group

Bleeding patterns after vaginal misoprostol for treatment of early pregnancy failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1655-1658; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh291 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Sajjad, S.M. Quenby, P. Nickson, D.I. Lewis-Jones, and G. Vince

Expression of androgen receptors in upper human fetal reproductive tract
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on April 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1659-1665; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh295 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty, aging and HRT:

János Garai, Szabolcs Világi, István Répásy, Miklós Koppán, and József Bódis

Short communication: seasonal onset of menopause?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 9, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1666-1667; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh260 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Carol M. Foster, Pamela R. Olton, Michael S. Racine, David J. Phillips, and Vasantha Padmanabhan

Sex differences in FSH-regulatory peptides in pubertal age boys and girls and effects of sex steroid treatment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1668-1676; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh284 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

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

C-reactive protein in women treated by IVF
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1677; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh242 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Miriam Almagor

The levels of C-reactive protein in women treated by IVF: Reply
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1677-1678; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh212 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.W. van der Steeg, P. Steures, E.R. te Velde, P.G.A. Hompes, and B.W.J. Mol

Treatment strategies for subfertile couples
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1678; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh271 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Gnoth

Treatment strategies for subfertile couples: Reply
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1678-1679; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh268 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ivo Brosens

Endometriosis rediscovered?
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1679-1680; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh287 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ray Garry

‘Endometriosis rediscovered?’: Reply
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1680-1681; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh286 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dimitrios Panidis, Dimitrios Farmakiotis, Anargyros Kourtis, and David Rousso

Resistin as a local factor in polycystic ovary syndrome: a novel view of ‘adipo(cyto)kines’?
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1681; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh234 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kutluk Oktay, Murat Sonmezer, and Ozgur Oktem

‘Ovarian cryopreservation versus ovarian suppression by GnRH analogues: primum non nocere’: Reply
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1681-1683; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh300 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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