Human Reproduction

EDITORIAL:

D.H. Barlow

Announcement: New Departures for Human Reproduction in 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1931-1932; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh479 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES-continued:

Ioannis E. Messinis and Ekaterini Domali

What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction?: Should BESST really be the primary endpoint for assisted reproduction?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1933-1935; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh370 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E.M.E.W. Heijnen, N.S. Macklon, and B.C.J.M. Fauser

What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction?: The next step to improving outcomes of IVF: consider the whole treatment
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1936-1938; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh368 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Siladitya Bhattacharya and Allan Templeton

What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction?: Redefining success in the context of elective single embryo transfer: evidence, intuition and financial reality
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1939-1942; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh379 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

U.B. Wennerholm and C. Bergh

What is the most relevant standard of success in assisted reproduction?: Singleton live births should also include preterm births
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1943-1945; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh392 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION:

F. Pellestor, P. Paulasova, M. Macek, and S. Hamamah

The peptide nucleic acids: a new way for chromosomal investigation on isolated cells?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1946-1951; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh386 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Landau

Posthumous sperm retrieval for the purpose of later insemination or IVF in Israel: an ethical and psychosocial critique
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1952-1956; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh360 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

Reproductive biology:

Asher Shushan, Nathan Rojansky, Neri Laufer, Benjamin Y. Klein, Zipora Shlomai, Rubina Levitzki, Zipora Hartzstark, and Hannah Ben-Bassat

The AG1478 tyrosine kinase inhibitor is an effective suppressor of leiomyoma cell growth
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1957-1967; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh355 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N. Lédée-Bataille, F. Olivennes, J. Kadoch, S. Dubanchet, N. Frydman, G. Chaouat, and R. Frydman

Detectable levels of interleukin-18 in uterine luminal secretions at oocyte retrieval predict failure of the embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1968-1973; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh356 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jehn-Hsiahn Yang, Mei-Jou Chen, Hsin-Fu Chen, Tsung-Hsien Lee, Hong-Nerng Ho, and Yu-Shih Yang

Decreased expression of killer cell inhibitory receptors on natural killer cells in eutopic endometrium in women with adenomyosis
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1974-1978; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh372 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive endocrinology:

I. Cédrin-Durnerin, D. Grange-Dujardin, A. Laffy, I. Parneix, N. Massin, J. Galey, L. Théron, J.P. Wolf, C. Conord, P. Clément, S. Jayot, and J.N. Hugues

Recombinant human LH supplementation during GnRH antagonist administration in IVF/ICSI cycles: a prospective randomized study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1979-1984; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh369 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Dafopoulos, C.G. Kotsovassilis, S. Milingos, A. Kallitsaris, G. Galazios, E. Zintzaras, P. Sotiros, and I.E. Messinis

Changes in pituitary sensitivity to GnRH in estrogen-treated post-menopausal women: evidence that gonadotrophin surge attenuating factor plays a physiological role
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1985-1992; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh383 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jiann-Loung Hwang, Kok-Min Seow, Yu-Hung Lin, Lee-Wen Huang, Bih-Chwen Hsieh, Yieh-Loong Tsai, Gong-Jhe Wu, Shih-Chia Huang, Chin-Yu Chen, Pei-Hsin Chen, and Chii-Ruey Tzeng

Ovarian stimulation by concomitant administration of cetrorelix acetate and HMG following Diane-35 pre-treatment for patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a prospective randomized study
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 1993-2000; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh375 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ettore Cicinelli, Niels Einer-Jensen, Mauro Cignarelli, Lucia Mangiacotti, Diletta Luisi, and Sergio Schonauer

Preferential transfer of endogenous ovarian steroid hormones to the uterus during both the follicular and luteal phases
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2001-2004; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh404 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive epidemiology:

Louise A. Brinton, Bert Scoccia, Kamran S. Moghissi, Carolyn L. Westhoff, Michelle D. Althuis, Jerome E. Mabie, and Emmet J. Lamb

Breast cancer risk associated with ovulation-stimulating drugs
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2005-2013; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh371 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Joël Coste, Jean Bouyer, Sylvie Ughetto, Laurent Gerbaud, Hervé Fernandez, Jean-Luc Pouly, and Nadine Job-Spira

Ectopic pregnancy is again on the increase. Recent trends in the incidence of ectopic pregnancies in France (1992–2002)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 15, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2014-2018; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh399 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

C.C. Hunault, J.D.F. Habbema, M.J.C. Eijkemans, J.A. Collins, J.L.H. Evers, and E.R. te Velde

Two new prediction rules for spontaneous pregnancy leading to live birth among subfertile couples, based on the synthesis of three previous models
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2019-2026; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh365 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R. Matorras, R. Mendoza, A. Expósito, and F.J. Rodriguez-Escudero

Influence of the time interval between embryo catheter loading and discharging on the success of IVF
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2027-2030; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh366 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.K. Goswami, T. Das, R. Chattopadhyay, V. Sawhney, J. Kumar, K. Chaudhury, B.N. Chakravarty, and S.N. Kabir

A randomized single-blind controlled trial of letrozole as a low-cost IVF protocol in women with poor ovarian response: a preliminary report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2031-2035; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh359 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Annemarie G.M.G.J. Mulders, Joop S.E. Laven, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, Frank H. de Jong, Axel P.N. Themmen, and Bart C.J.M. Fauser

Changes in anti-Müllerian hormone serum concentrations over time suggest delayed ovarian ageing in normogonadotrophic anovulatory infertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 24, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2036-2042; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh373 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N.P. Johnson, C.M. Farquhar, W.E. Hadden, J. Suckling, Y. Yu, and L. Sadler

The FLUSH Trial—Flushing with Lipiodol for Unexplained (and endometriosis-related) Subfertility by Hysterosalpingography: a randomized trial
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2043-2051; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh418 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Andrology:

Ciler Celik-Ozenci, Attila Jakab, Tamas Kovacs, Jillian Catalanotti, Ramazan Demir, Patricia Bray-Ward, David Ward, and Gabor Huszar

Sperm selection for ICSI: shape properties do notpredict the absence or presence of numericalchromosomal aberrations
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 17, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2052-2059; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh361 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Robert Wainer, Martine Albert, Agnès Dorion, Marc Bailly, Marianne Bergère, Raoul Lombroso, Myriam Gombault, and Jacqueline Selva

Influence of the number of motile spermatozoa inseminated and of their morphology on the success of intrauterine insemination
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2060-2065; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh390 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Rignell-Hydbom, L. Rylander, A. Giwercman, B.A.G. Jönsson, P. Nilsson-Ehle, and L. Hagmar

Exposure to CB-153 and p,p'-DDE and male reproductive function
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2066-2075; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh362 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Yasir Ruhayel, Kristina Lundin, Yvonne Giwercman, Christer Halldén, Marianne Willén, and Aleksander Giwercman

Androgen receptor gene GGN and CAG polymorphisms among severely oligozoospermic and azoospermic Swedish men
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2076-2083; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh349 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tanja Kunej, Natasa Teran, Branko Zorn, and Borut Peterlin

CTG amplification in the DM1PK gene is not associated with idiopathic male subfertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 29, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2084-2087; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh382 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Psychology and counselling:

M. Emery, A. Senn, M. Wisard, and M. Germond

Ejaculation failure on the day of oocyte retrieval for IVF: Case report
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2088-2090; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh/393 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Choudhary, E. Haimes, M. Herbert, M. Stojkovic, and A.P. Murdoch

Demographic, medical and treatment characteristics associated with couples’ decisions to donate fresh spare embryos for research
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2091-2096; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh401 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Embryology:

Peter Schwärzler, Herbert Zech, Margherita Auer, Karin Pfau, Georg Göbel, Pierre Vanderzwalmen, and Nicolas Zech

Pregnancy outcome after blastocyst transfer as compared to early cleavage stage embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2097-2102; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh398 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Aafke P.A. Van Montfoort, John C.M. Dumoulin, Arnold D.M. Kester, and Johannes L.H. Evers

Early cleavage is a valuable addition to existing embryo selection parameters: a study using single embryo transfers
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2103-2108; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh385 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Christina Bergh, Anne Loft, Kersti Lundin, Sören Ziebe, Lars Nilsson, Matts Wikland, Christian Gröndahl, and J.-C. Arce for the CEMAS II Study Group

Chromosomal abnormality rate in human pre-embryos derived from in vitro fertilization cycles cultured in the presence of Follicular-Fluid Meiosis Activating Sterol (FF-MAS)
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2109-2117; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh388 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Cristina Gutiérrez-Mateo, Dagan Wells, Jordi Benet, Jorge F. Sánchez-García, Mercedes G. Bermúdez, Itziar Belil, Josep Egozcue, Santiago Munné, and Joaquima Navarro

Reliability of comparative genomic hybridization to detect chromosome abnormalities in first polar bodies and metaphase II oocytes
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 22, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2118-2125; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh367 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gynaecology:

C. Calhaz-Jorge, Ben W. Mol, J. Nunes, and A.P. Costa

Clinical predictive factors for endometriosis in a Portuguese infertile population
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2126-2131; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh374 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Effect of age on ovarian stromal flow measured by three-dimensional ultrasound with power Doppler in Chinese women with proven fertility
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2132-2137; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh387 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.D. de Kroon, H.A.G.M. van der Sandt, J.C. van Houwelingen, and F.W. Jansen

Sonographic assessment of non-malignant ovarian cysts: does sonohistology exist?
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 10, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2138-2143; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh353 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Arif Serhan Cevrioglu, Sezgin Yilmaz, Tulay Koken, Cigdem Tokyol, Mehmet Yilmazer, and Ibrahim Veysel Fenkci

Comparison of the effects of low intra-abdominal pressure and ischaemic preconditioning on the generation of oxidative stress markers and inflammatory cytokines during laparoscopy in rats
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2144-2151; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh380 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

W.H. Cronje, A. Vashisht, and J.W.W. Studd

Hysterectomy and bilateral oophorectomy for severe premenstrual syndrome
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2152-2155; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh354 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Early pregnancy:

H. Konishi, M. Nakatsuka, C. Chekir, S. Noguchi, Y. Kamada, A. Sasaki, and Y. Hiramatsu

Advanced glycation end products induce secretion of chemokines and apoptosis in human first trimester trophoblasts
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on July 8, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2156-2162; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh389 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Puberty/Aging and HRT:

Maria L.C. Hagemans, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Miriam J.J. de Kleijn, Wija A. van Staveren, Victor J.M. Pop, Geraline L. Leusink, and Diederick E. Grobbee

Indicators for the total duration of premenopausal endogenous estrogen exposure in relation to BMD
Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published on June 30, 2004
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2163-2169; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh381 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the editor:

Koray Elter, Alper Sismanoglu, and Fatih Durmusoglu

Variability of ovarian reserve tests
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2170; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh377 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Kwee, R. Schats, J. McDonnell, C.B. Lambalk, and J. Schoemaker

Reply: Variability of ovarian reserve tests
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2171; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh376 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mayumi Sugiura-Ogasawara

Reciprocal translocation carriers in recurrent miscarriage parents may yield an unbalanced fetal chromosome pattern
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2171-2172; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh400 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Mariëtte Goddijn, Hannie Joosten, Lia Knegt, Fulco van der Veen, Maureen Franssen, Gouke Bonsel, and Nico Leschot

Reply to ‘Reciprocal translocation carriers ascertained for recurrent miscarriage have a possibility to yield an unbalanced fetal chromosome pattern’
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2172; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh402 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Errata:

J.W. van der Steeg, P. Steures, M.J.C. Eijkemans, J.D. Habbema, F. van der Veen, P.M.M. Bossuyt, P.G.A. Hompes, and B.W.J. Mol

Should the post-coital test (PCT) be part of the routine fertility work-up?
Hum. Reprod. 2004 19: 2173; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh453 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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: 2174; doi:10.1093/humrep/deh480 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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