Human Reproduction

Review:

J. Tesarik and J. Testart

Human sperm—egg interactions and their disorders: implications in the management of infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 729-741. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Reproductive physiology:

G.M. Hartshorne

Steroid Production by the cumulus: relationship to fertilization in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 742-745. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Reproductive endocrinology:

Sandro Gerli, Jose Remohi, Pasquale Partrizio, Claudia Borrero, Jose P. Balmaceda, Sherman J. Silber, and Ricardo H. Asch

Programming of ovarian stimulation with norethindrone acetate in IVF/GIFT cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 746-748. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E.J. Owen, M.C. Davies, C.R. Kingsland, H.S. Jacobs, and B.A. Mason

The use of a short regimen of buserelin, a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist, and human menopausal gonadotrophin in assisted conception cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 749-753. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Liliana R. Kossoy, George A. Hill, Thomas W. Gettys, Beverly L. Brodie, Carl M. Herbert, and Anne Colston Wentz

Results of in-vitro fertilization in normal ovulatory women treated with pure follicle stimulating hormone. Analysis of the oestradiol response
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 754-756. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Infertility:

Federation CECOS^*, D. Le Lannou, and J. Lansac

Artificial procreation with frozen donor semen: experience of the French Federation CECOS
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 757-761. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John M. Tzafettas, Amiya Mukherjee, Alex Stephanatos, and Aristofanes C. Papaloucas

The purpose of prelaparoscopy transvaginal retrieval and evaluation of oocytes in a modified GIFT procedure
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 762-765. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Francois Audibert, Bernard Hedon, Francoise Arnal, Claude Humeau, Evelyne Badoc, Vivette Virenque, Pierre Boulot, Pierre Mares, Francois Laffargue, and Jean Louis Viala

Results of IVF attempts in patients with unexplained infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 766-771. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Formigli, C. Roccio, G. Belotti, A. Stangalini, M.T. Coglitore, and G. Formigli

Oocyte donation by gamete intra-Fallopian transfer to amenorrhoeic and cycling patients given replacement steroids
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 772-776. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antonio Pellicer, Pilar Matallin, Fernando MirÓ, José Rivera, and Fernando M. Bonilla-Musoles

Progesterone versus dehydrogesterone as replacement therapy in women with premature ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 777-781. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tahir A. Mahmood and Allan Templeton

The relationship between endometriosis and semen analysis: a review of 490 consecutive laparoscopies
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 782-785. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.S. Pampiglione, V.N. Bolton, J.H. Parsons, and S. Campbell

Gamete intra-Fallopian transfer combined with diagnostic laparoscopy: a treatment for infertility in a district hospital
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 786-789. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Surgery:

Arjoko Wisanto, Nico Bollen, Michel Camus, Esther De Grauwe, Paul Devroey, and Andre C. Van Steirteghem

Effect of transuterine puncture during transvaginal oocyte retrieval on the results of human in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 790-793. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Andrology:

Maurice R. Auroux, Marie J. Mayaux, Marie L. Guihard-Moscato, Maurice Fromantin, Jean Barthe, and Daniel Schwartz

Paternal age and mental functions of progeny in man
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 794-797. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Spermatozoa:

J.F. Guérin, C. Mathieu, J. Lornage, M.C. Pinatel, and D. Boulieu

Improvement of survival and fertilizing capacity of human spermatozoa in an IVF programme by selection on discontinuous Percoll gradients
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 798-804. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fertilization and early embryology:

S.J. Todorow, E.R. Siebzehnrübl, R. Koch, L. Wildt, and N. Lang

Comparative results on survival of human and animal eggs using different cryoprotectants and freeze—thawing regimens. I. Mouse and hamster
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 805-811. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S.J. Todorow, E.R. Siebzehnriibl, M. Spitzer, R. Koch, L. Wildt, and N. Lang

Comparative results on survival of human and animal eggs using different cryoprotectants and freeze-thawing regimens. II. Human
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 812-816. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antonio Pellicer and Miguel Ruiz

Fertilization in vitro of human oocytes by spermatozoa collected in different stressful situations
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 817-820. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.E. Fowler and E. Barratt

The uptake of [³H]glucosamine-labelled glyconjugates into the perivitelline space of preimplantation mouse embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 821-825. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Martin A. George, Peter R. Braude, Martin H. Johnson, and David G. Sweetnam

Quality control in the IVF laboratory: in-vitro and in-vivo development of mouse embryos is unaffected by the quality of water used in culture media
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 826-831. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Implantation:

A. Psychoyos, D. Roche, and A. Gravanis

Is cholic acid responsible for embryo-toxicity of the post-receptive uterine environment?
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 832-834. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Pregnancy:

I. Stabile, F. Olajide, T. Chard, and J.G. Grudzinskas

Maternal serum alpha-fetoprotein levels in ectopic pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 835-836. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Janet Brotherton

Comparison of human chorionic gonadotrophin in human urine and amniotic fluid as estimated by a polyclonal and by a specific monoclonal assay in very early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 837-842. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Bischof, Thérècse M. Mignot, and Lise Cédard

Are pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A (PAPP-A) and CA 125 measurements after IVF-ET possible predictors of early pregnancy wastage?
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 843-847. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Clinical report:

L. Falsetti, V. Zanagnolo, M. Memo, and P.F. Spano

Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide loses its prolactin-releasing activity in menopausal women
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 848-849. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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Ethics and Society:

A. Brewaeys, H. Olbrechts, P. Devroey, and A.C. Van Steirteghem

Counselling and selection of homosexual couples in fertility treatment
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 850-853. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

News and views:

C.R. Austin

Voluntary regulatory scheme for clinics practising IVF and related technologies in Australia
Hum. Reprod. 1989 4: 854. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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