Human Reproduction

NEW DEBATE:

Patrice Eydoux, François Thepot, Florence Fellmann, Christine Francannet, Brigitte Simon-Bouy, Pierre Jouannet, Jean Luc Bresson, Jean Pierre Siffroi, and the Commission de Génétique de la Fédération Française des CECOS

How can the genetic risks of embryo donation be minimized?: Proposed guidelines of the French Federation of CECOS (Centre d'Etude et de Conservation des Oeufs et du Sperme)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1685-1688; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh328 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES-continued:

Ivo Brosens, Sylvie Gordts, Marion Valkenburg, Patrick Puttemans, Rudi Campo, and Stephan Gordts

Investigation of the infertile couple: when is the appropriate time to explore female infertility?
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1689-1692; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh314 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION:

John A. Robertson

Protecting embryos and burdening women: assisted reproduction in Italy
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1693-1696; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh326 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Richard S. Legro, and Evan Myers for the Reproductive Medicine Network

Surrogate end-points or primary outcomes in clinical trials in women with polycystic ovary syndrome?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1697-1704; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh322 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

Reproductive biology:

Leila M. Mitchell, C.Richard Kennedy, and Geraldine M. Hartshorne

Pharmacological manipulation of nitric oxide levels in mouse follicle cultures demonstrates key role of extrafollicular control of ovulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1705-1712; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh318 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

M.H. Mochtar on behalf of The Dutch Ganirelix Study Group

The effect of an individualized GnRH antagonist protocol on folliculogenesis in IVF/ICSI
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1713-1718; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh334 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.A.K. Amer, T.C. Li, and W.L. Ledger

Ovulation induction using laparoscopic ovarian drilling in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: predictors of success
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1719-1724; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh343 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lourdes Ibáñez and Francis de Zegher

Flutamide–metformin plus an oral contraceptive (OC) for young women with polycystic ovary syndrome: switch from third- to fourth-generation OC reduces body adiposity
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1725-1727; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh329 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Dimitrios Panidis, Anargyros Kourtis, Asterios Kukuvitis, Dimitrios Farmakiotis, Nectaria Xita, Ioannis Georgiou, and Agathocles Tsatsoulis

Association of the T45G polymorphism in exon 2 of the adiponectin gene with polycystic ovary syndrome: role of ₄-androstenedione
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1728-1733; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh336 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Vanky, K.Å. Salvesen, R. Heimstad, K.J. Fougner, P. Romundstad, and S.M. Carlsen

Metformin reduces pregnancy complications without affecting androgen levels in pregnant polycystic ovary syndrome women: results of a randomized study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1734-1740; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh347 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

An economic comparison of a laparoscopic electrocautery strategy and ovulation induction with recombinant FSH in women with clomiphene citrate-resistant polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1741-1745; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh319 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology:

Lauren A. Wise, Julie R. Palmer, Bernard L. Harlow, Donna Spiegelman, Elizabeth A. Stewart, Lucile L. Adams-Campbell, and Lynn Rosenberg

Risk of uterine leiomyomata in relation to tobacco, alcohol and caffeine consumption in the Black Women's Health Study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1746-1754; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh309 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Parazzini, F. Chiaffarino, M. Surace, L. Chatenoud, S. Cipriani, V. Chiantera, G. Benzi, and L. Fedele

Selected food intake and risk of endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 14, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1755-1759; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh395 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive genetics:

H. Dixit, M. Deendayal, and L. Singh

Mutational analysis of the mature peptide region of inhibin genes in Indian women with ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1760-1764; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh342 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jo Kitawaki, Hisato Koshiba, Yui Kitaoka, Mariko Teramoto, Goji Hasegawa, Naoto Nakamura, Toshikazu Yoshikawa, Mitsuhiro Ohta, Hiroshi Obayashi, and Hideo Honjo

Interferon- gene dinucleotide (CA) repeat and interleukin-4 promoter region (–590C/T) polymorphisms in Japanese patients with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1765-1769; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh337 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Sun, G. Kozak, S. Scott, K. Trpkov, E. Ko, M. Mikhaail-Philips, T.H. Bestor, P. Moens, and R.H. Martin

Meiotic defects in a man with non-obstructive azoospermia: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1770-1773; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh335 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

E. Ophir, J. Singer-Jordan, M. Oettinger, M. Odeh, R. Tendler, Y. Feldman, V. Fait, and J. Bornstein

Uterine artery embolization for management of interstitial twin ectopic pregnancy: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1774-1777; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh307 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G.C.M. Graziosi, B.W.J. Mol, P.J.H. Reuwer, A. Drogtrop, and H.W. Bruinse

Misoprostol versus curettage in women with early pregnancy failure after initial expectant management: a randomized trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1894-1899; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh344 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G. Condous, E. Okaro, A. Khalid, D. Timmerman, C. Lu, Y. Zhou, S. Van Huffel, and T. Bourne

The use of a new logistic regression model for predicting the outcome of pregnancies of unknown location
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1900-1910; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh341 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Garzia, S. Borgato, V. Cozzi, P. Doi, G. Bulfamante, L. Persani, and I. Cetin

Lack of expression of endometrial prolactin in early implantation failure: a pilot study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1911-1916; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh350 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertility control:

Marilia Oliveira-Ribeiro, Carlos A. Petta, Liliana A.L. De Angelo Andrade, Luis Bahamondes, and Margarete M. Hidalgo

Correlation between endometrial histology, microvascular density and calibre, matrix metalloproteinase-3 and bleeding pattern in women using a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1778-1784; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh348 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Chaudhury, A.K. Bhattacharyya, and S.K. Guha

Studies on the membrane integrity of human sperm treated with a new injectable male contraceptive
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1826-1830; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh332 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

J.G. Franco, Jr, A.M.V.C. Martins, R.L.R. Baruffi, A.L. Mauri, C.G. Petersen, V. Felipe, P. Contart, A. Pontes, and J.B.A. Oliveira

Best site for embryo transfer: the upper or lower half of endometrial cavity?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1785-1790; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh308 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Prapas, Y. Prapas, Y. Panagiotidis, S. Prapa, P. Vanderzwalmen, and G. Makedos

Cervical dilatation has a positive impact on the outcome of IVF in randomly assigned cases having two previous difficult embryo transfers
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1791-1795; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh320 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Grandone, D. Colaizzo, P. Vergura, F. Cappucci, G. Vecchione, A. Lo Bue, E. Cittadini, and M. Margaglione

Age and homocysteine plasma levels are risk factors for thrombotic complications after ovarian stimulation
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1796-1799; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh346 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kate Whittington, Julian Cook, Chris Barratt, and Julian Jenkins

Can the Internet widen participation in reproductive medicine education for professionals?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1800-1805; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh333 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Bouckaert, F. Robert, Y. Englert, D. De Backer, P. De Vuyst, and A. Delbaere

Acute eosinophilic pneumonia associated with intramuscular administration of progesterone as luteal phase support after IVF: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1806-1810; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh316 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

K.K. Ng, R. Donat, L. Chan, A. Lalak, I. Di Pierro, and D.J. Handelsman

Sperm output of older men
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1811-1815; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh315 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Rossato, C. Galeazzi, M. Ferigo, and C. Foresta

Antisperm antibodies modify plasma membrane functional integrity and inhibit osmosensitive calcium influx in human sperm
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1816-1820; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh317 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Souichi Yoshida, Tasuku Harada, Tomio Iwabe, Fuminori Taniguchi, Masahiro Mitsunari, Nobuhiro Yamauchi, Imari Deura, Sayako Horie, and Naoki Terakawa

A combination of interleukin-6 and its soluble receptor impairs sperm motility: implications in infertility associated with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1821-1825; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh324 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Victoria Wright, Laura A. Schieve, Anjel Vahratian, and Meredith A. Reynolds

Monozygotic twinning associated with day 5 embryo transfer in pregnancies conceived after IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1831-1836; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh338 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Ebner, M. Moser, M. Sommergruber, K. Jesacher, and G. Tews

Complete oocyte activation failure after ICSI can be overcome by a modified injection technique
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 27, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1837-1841; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh325 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

María Jiménez-Movilla, Manuel Avilés, María José Gómez-Torres, Pedro José Fernández-Colom, María Teresa Castells, Joaquín de Juan, Alberto Romeu, and José Ballesta

Carbohydrate analysis of the zona pellucida and cortical granules of human oocytes by means of ultrastructural cytochemistry
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1842-1855; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh311 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.-C. Huang, J.S. Goldsby, and W.-S.A. Wun

Prostacyclin enhances the implantation and live birth potentials of mouse embryos
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1856-1860; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh352 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Amy Jones, Jonathan Van Blerkom, Patrick Davis, and Andrew A. Toledo

Cryopreservation of metaphase II human oocytes effects mitochondrial membrane potential: implications for developmental competence
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1861-1866; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh313 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Flávio Garcia Oliveira, Dmitri Dozortsev, Michael Peter Diamond, Adriana Fracasso, Soraya Abdelmassih, Vicente Abdelmassih, Sergio Pereira Gonçalves, Roger Abdelmassih, and Zolt Peter Nagy

Evidence of parthenogenetic origin of ovarian teratoma: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1867-1870; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh345 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

E. Somigliana, P. Viganò, A.S. Tirelli, I. Felicetta, E. Torresani, M. Vignali, and A.M. Di Blasio

Use of the concomitant serum dosage of CA 125, CA 19-9 and interleukin-6 to detect the presence of endometriosis. Results from a series of reproductive age women undergoing laparoscopic surgery for benign gynaecological conditions
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1871-1876; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh312 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.M. Lower, R.J.S. Hawthorn, D. Clark, J.H. Boyd, A.R. Finlayson, A.D. Knight, and A.M. Crowe on behalf of the Surgical and Clinical Research (SCAR) Group

Adhesion-related readmissions following gynaecological laparoscopy or laparotomy in Scotland: an epidemiological study of 24 046 patients
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1877-1885; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh321 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.D. Clayton, S.R. Duffy, N. Wilkinson, R. Garry, and A.M. Jackson

Increase in peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC)- and CD56⁺ cell-mediated killing of endometrial stromal cells by mycobacteria; a possible role in endometriosis immunotherapy?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 3, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1886-1893; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh340 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology:

G.M.D. Lemmens, M. Vervaeke, P. Enzlin, E. Bakelants, D. Vanderschueren, T. D'Hooghe, and K. Demyttenaere

Coping with infertility: a body–mind group intervention programme for infertile couples
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on May 20, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1917-1923; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh323 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Zeev Blumenfeld

Ovarian cryopreservation versus ovarian suppression by GnRH analogues: primum non nocere
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1924-1925; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh327 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Thomas Ebner, Marianne Moser, and Gernot Tews

Developmental potential of human pronuclear zygotes in relation to their pronuclear orientation
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1925-1926; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh331 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Suresh Kattera and Christopher Chen

A reply to ‘Developmental potential of human pronuclear zygotes in relation to their pronuclear orientation’
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1926-1927; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh330 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Efstratios M. Kolibianakis and Paul Devroey

No decrease occurs in the number of COCs retrieved with repeated IVF cycles
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1927-1928; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh339 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L.J. Salomon and H. Fernandez

Arterial embolization for postpartum haemorrhage: let's stay cautious
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1928; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh351 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

J. Boldt, D. Cline, and D. McLaughlin

Human Oocyte cryopreservation as an adjunct to IVF-embryo transfer cycles
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1929; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh403 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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