Human Reproduction

DEBATES:

Ronald J. Ericsson

Sex selection: Sex selection via albumin columns: 20 years of results
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1787-1788. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Roman Pyrzak

Sex selection: Separation of X- and Y-bearing human spermatozoa using albumin gradients
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1788-1790. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Renée H. Martin

Sex selection: Human sex pre-selection by sperm manipulation
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1790-1791. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.W. Lacey and S.F. Dealler

The transmission of prion disease: Vertical transfer of prion disease
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1792-1796. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Paul Brown

The transmission of prion disease: Vertical transmission of prion disease
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1796-1797. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R.G. Will and J.W. Wilesmith

The transmission of prion disease: Response to the article: ‘Vertical transfer of prion disease’ by Lacey and Dealler
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1797-1800. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.P. Netter and Alain Janaud

Treatment of menopause: A simple and inexpensive treatment of menopause: prophylaxis of post-menopausal bone loss
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1801-1802. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

M.A. Kamel, G. Zabel, W. Bernart, J. Neulen, and M. Breckwoldt

Endocirnology: Comparison between prolactin, gonadotrophins and steroid hormones in serum and follicular fluid after stimulation with gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists and human menopausal gonadotrophin for an in-vitro fertilization programme
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1803-1806. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alessandro D. Genazzani, Felice Petraglia, Mario Gastaldi, Cristina Volpogni, Ombretta Gamba, Fausta Massolo, and Andrea R. Genazzani

Endocrinology: Evidence suggesting an additional control mechanism regulating episodic secretion of luteinzing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone in pre-pubertal children and post-menopausal women
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1807-1812. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A. Simon, A. Benshushan, A. Shushan, G. Zajicek, D. Dorembus, A. Lewin, and N. Laufer

Endocrinology: A comparison between a standard and reduced dose of D-Trp-6-luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone administered after pituitary suppression for in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1813-1817. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Irving Sivin

Contraception: Contraception with NORPLANT^® implants
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1818-1826. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.L. Papale, A. Grillo, E. Leonardi, G. Giuffrida, M. Palumbo, and G. Palumbo

Immunology: Assessment of the relevance of zona pellucida antibodies in follicular fluid of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) patients
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1827-1831. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kyung-Ah Lee, Jung Jin Koo, Tae-Ki Yoon, Byung Rok Do, Jung-Jae Ko, and Kwang-Yul Cha

Immunology: Immunosuppression by corticosteroid has no effect on the pregnancy rate in routine in-vitro fertilization/embryo transfer patients
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1832-1835. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ali Jassim

Immunology: AJ-FS9 monoclonal antibody detects masked antigens within the human sperm tail fibrous sheath
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1836-1844. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Biffoni, A. Battaglia, F. Borrelli, A. Cantelmo, G. Galli, and A. Eshkol

Immunology: Allergenic potential of gonadotrophic preparations in experimental animals: relevance of purity
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1845-1848. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Aoki, E. Matsuura, H. Sasa, Y. Yagami, A.B. Dudkiewicz, and N. Gleicher

Immunology: ₂-Glycoprotein I-dependent and -independent anticardiolipin antibodies in healthy pregnant women
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1849-1851. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N.A. Ahmed Ebbiary, K. Martin, A. Gibbs, Y. D'arcy, M. Afnan, and J.R. Newton

Infertility: Spontaneous ovulatory cycle donor insemination programme: prognostic indicators of a successful pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1852-1858. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D.W. Irons and M. Singh

Infertility: Evaluation of transvaginal sonography combined with a urinary luteinizing hormone monitor in timing donor insemination
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1859-1862. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Juan Balasch, José L. Ballescá, Carlyson Pimentel, Montserrat Creus, Francisco Fábregues, and Juan A. Vanrell

Infertility: Late low-dose pure follicle stimulating hormone for ovarian stimulation in intra-uterine insemination cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1863-1866. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

John Aitken, Donna Buckingham, and Diana Harkiss

Andrology: Analysis of the extent to which sperm movement can predict the results of ionophore-enhanced functional assays of the acrosome reaction and sperm-oocyte fusion
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1867-1874. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lucrecia Calvo, Lisa Dennison-Lagos, Steven M. Banks, and Richard J. Sherins

Andrology: Characterization and frequency distribution of sperm acrosome reaction among normal and infertile men
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1875-1879. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Lucrecia Calvo, Lisa Dennison-Lagos, Steven M. Banks, Andrew Dorfmann, Lilli P. Thorsell, Maria Bustillo, Joseph D. Schulman, and Richard J. Sherins

Andrology: Acrosome reaction inducibility predicts fertilization success at in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1880-1886. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.A. Bielsa, P. Andolz, J.M. Gris, P. Martínez, and J. Egozcue

Andrology: Which semen parameters have a predictive value for pregnancy in infertile couples?
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1887-1890. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Antinori, C. Versaci, P. Fuhrberg, C. Panci, B. Caffa, and G.Hossein Gholami

Andrology: Seventeen live births after the use of an erbium-yytrium aluminium garnet laser in the treatment of male factor infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1891-1896. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Brucker, G. Kaßner, C. Löser, M. Hinrichsen, and G.B. Lipford

Fertilization and early embryology: Progesterone-induced acrosome reaction: potential role for sperm acrosome antigen-1 in fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1897-1902. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Herman Tournaye, Marleen Van der Linden, Etienne Van den Abbeel, Paul Devroey, and André Van Steirteghem

Fertilization and early embryology: The effect of pentoxifylline on mouse in-vitro fertilization and early embryonic development
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1903-1908. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B.J. Woodward, E.A. Lenton, K. Turner, and W.F. Grace

Fertilization and early embryology: Embryonic human chorionic gonadotrophin secretion and hatching: poor correlation with cleavage rate and morphological assessment during preimplantation development in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1909-1914. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Staessen, E.den Van Abbeel, C. Janssenswillen, P. Devroey, and A.C. Van Steirteghem

Fertilization and early embryology: Controlled comparison of Earle's balanced salt solution with Ménézo B₂ medium for human in-vitro fertilization performance
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1915-1919. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Petra Seiler, Bernd Fischer, Antje Lindenau, and Henning M. Beier

Fertilization and early embryology: Effects of persistent chlorinated hydrocarbons on fertility and embryonic development in the rabbit
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1920-1926. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.W. Myers, J.R. Broussard, Y. Menezo, S.G. Prough, J. Blackwell, J. Blackwell, R.A. Godke, and J.K. Thibodeaux

Fertilization and early embryology: Established cell lines and their conditioned media support bovine embryo development during in-vitro culture
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1927-1931. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M.A. Aboulghar, R.T. Mansour, G.I. Serour, and Y.M. Amin

Fertilization and early embryology: The prognostic value of successful in-vitro fertilization in subsequent trials
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1932-1934. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Anders Nyboe Andersen, Zhou Yue, Fan Jing Meng, and Karsten Petersen

Implantation: Low implantation rate after in-vitro fertilization in patients with hydrosalpinges diagnosed by ultrasonography
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1935-1938. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Hedvig Poulsen, Nils-Otto Sjöberg, Martin Stjernquist, and Elisabeth Zia

Pregnancy: Atrial natriuretic peptide antagonizes the contractile effect of angiotensin II in the human uterine artery
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1939-1943. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Yding Andersen and P. Hornnes

Pregnancy: Intrafollicular concentrations of free cortisol close to follicular rupture
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1944-1949. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Fabio Parazzini, Luca Tozzi, Liliane Chatenoud, Simona Restelli, Laura Luchini, and Carlo La Vecchia

Pregnancy: Alcohol and risk of spontaneous abortion
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1950-1953. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ibrahim Wada, Chao Chin Hsu, Gill Williams, Michael C. Macnamee, and Peter R. Brinsden

Pregnancy: The benefits of low-dose aspirin therapy in women with impaired uterine perfusion during assisted conception
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1954-1957. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Pitynski, J.A. Litwin, M. Nowogrodzka-Zagórska, J. Gorczyca, and A.J. Miodonski

Pregnancy: The vascular architecture of human fetal oviduct: a scanning electron microscopic study of corrosion casts
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1958-1963. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Khaldoun Sharif, Sarah Kaufmann, and Vinay Sharma

Pregnancy: Heterotopic pregnancy obtained after in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer following bilateral total salpingectomy: case report
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1966-1967. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Case report:

Renato Seracchioli, Eleonora Porcu, Claudia Colombi, Patrizia Ciotti, Raffaella Fabbri, Vincenzo De Sanctis, and Carlo Flamigni

Transfusion-dependent homozygous -thalassaemia major: successful twin pregnancy following in-vitro fertilization and tubal embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1964-1965. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

William H. James

Seasonality in ectopic pregnancy?
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1968. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J. Coste, N. Job-Spira, B. Aublet-Cuvelier, E. Germain, H. Fernandez, and J.L. Pouly

Seasonality in ectopic pregnancy?
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 1968. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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