Human Reproduction

EDITORIAL:

EDITORIAL
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2201. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DEBATES:

Philippe R. Koninckx

Is mild endometriosis a disease?: Is mild endometriosis a condition occurring intermittently in all women?
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2202-2205. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P.G. Crosignani and P. Vercellini

Is mild endometriosis a disease:New clinical guidelines are needed for the treatment of endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2205-2206. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Johannes L.H. Evers

Is mild endometriosis a disease:Endometriosis does not exist; all women have endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2206-2209. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ivo A. Brosens

Is mild endometriosis a progressive disease?
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2209-2211. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Camran Nezhat, Farr Nezhat, Ceana Nezhat, and Daniel S. Seidman

Classification of endometriosis:Improving the classification of endometriotic ovarian cysts
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2212-2213. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Ivo A. Brosens

Classification of endometriosis:Endoscopic exploration and classification of the chocolate cysts
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2213-2214. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jean-Bernard Dubuisson and Charles Chapron

Classification of endometriosis:The need for modification
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2214-2216. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OPINION:

R.G. Edwards, J.J. Tarin, N. Dean, A. Hirsch, and S.L. Tan

Are spermatid injections into human oocytes now mandatory?
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2217-2219. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

Ahmed Shafik

Physiology: Utero-cervical inhibitory reflex. The description of a reflex and its clinical significance
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2220-2223. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Julie Crow, Nazar N. Amso, Jackie Lewin, and Robert W. Shaw

Physiology: Morphology and ultrastructure of Fallopian tube epithelium at different stages of the menstrual cycle and menopause
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2224-2233. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Nazar N. Amso, Julie Crow, Jackie Lewin, and Robert W. Shaw

Physiology: A comparative morphological and ultrastructural study of endometrial gland and Fallopian tube epithelia at different stages of the menstrual cycle and the menopause
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2234-2241. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Antonio Lanzone, Anna Maria Fulghesu, Maurizio Guido, Mario Ciampelli, Alessandro Caruso, and Salvatore Mancuso

Endocrinology: Differential androgen response to adrenocorticotrophin hormone stimulation and effect of opioid antagonist on insulin secretion in polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2242-2246. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Guylaine M. Hubbard and Francisco J. Rojas

Endocrinology: Stimulation of ovarian adenylyl cyclase activity by gonadotrophins during the natural and gonadotrophin-induced cycles in the hamster
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2247-2254. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kentaro Takahashi, Tomoya Ozaki, Masako Okada, Akihiro Uchida, and Manabu Kitao

Relationship between ultrasonography and histopathological changes in polycystic ovarian syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2255-2258. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Tamura, H. Sasano, T. Suzuki, T. Fukaya, T. Watanabe, H. Aoki, H. Nagura, and A. Yajima

Endocrinology:Immunohistochemical localization of growth hormone receptor in cyclic human ovaries
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2259-2262. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Neves-e-Castro

Contraception:Oral contraceptives and breast cancer
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2263-2264. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C.B. Coulam, L.W. Krysa, and M. Bustillo

Immunology: Intravenous immunoglobulin for in-vitro fertilization failure
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2265-2269. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David A. Clark, Gill Vince, Kathleen C. Flanders, Hal Hirte, and Phyllis Starkey

Immunology: CD56⁺ lymphoid cells in human first trimester pregnancy decidua as a source of novel transforming growth factor-₂-related immunosuppressive factors
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2270-2277. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Geoffrey Sher, Michael Feinman, Christo Zouves, Gordon Kuttner, Ghanima Maassarani, Rifaat Salem, William Matzner, Wendell Ching, and Penny Chong

Immunology: High fecundity rates following in– vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in antiphospholipid antibody seropositive women treated with heparin and aspirin
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2278-2283. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J.L. Frederick, M.S. Denker, A. Rojas, I. Horta, S.C. Stone, R.H. Asch, and J.P. Balmaceda

Infertility: Is there a role for ovarian stimulation and intra-uterine insemination after age 40?
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2284-2286. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David J. Rowlands, Alan McDermott, and Michael G.R. Hull

Infertility: The prognosis for assisted conception treatment after unexpected failure of fertilization in vitro: a comparative study
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2287-2290. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E. Giudice, C. Crisci, A. Eshkol, and R. Papoian

Infertility: Composition of commercial gonadotrophin preparations extracted from human post-menopausal urine: characterization of non-gonadotrophin proteins
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2291-2299. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A.M. Stolwijk, M.J.C.M. Reuvers, C.J.C.M. Hamilton, P.H. Jongbloet, J.M.G. Hollanders, and G.A. Zielhuis

Infertility: Seasonality in the results of in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2300-2305. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

David S. Guzick, Irene Grefenstette, Kathleen Baffone, Sarah L. Berga, Joel S. Krasnow, Dale W. Stovall, and Gregory J. Naus

Infertility: Infertility evaluation in fertile women: a model for assessing the efficacy of infertility testing
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2306-2310. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Luigi Fedele, Stefano Bianchi, Maurizio Marchini, and Mario Vignali

Infertility: Ovulation induction in the treatment of primary infertility associated with unicornuate uterus: report of five cases
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2311-2312. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Schlicker, V. Schnülle, L. Schneppel, V.I. Vorob'ev, and W. Engel

Genetics: Disturbances of nuclear condensation in human spermatozoa: search for mutations in the genes for protamine 1, protamine 2 and transition protein 1
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2313-2317. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V.J. Kay, J.R.T. Coutts, and L. Robertson

Andrology: Effects of pentoxifylline and progesterone on human sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2318-2323. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D.S. Irvine, I.C. Macleod, A.A. Templeton, A. Masterton, and A. Taylor

Andrology: A prospective clinical study of the relationship between the computer-assisted assessment of human semen quality and the achievement of pregnancy in vivo
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2324-2334. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Chen Hsiang Lih, Lawrence Grunfeld, Benjamin Sandler, Michael R. Drews, Daniel Navot, and Jon W. Gordon

Andrology: Infertile couples with normal counts who require subzonal sperm insertion possess a fertility defect that affects zona pellucida penetration
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2335-2338. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Gabriel Oelsner, Eyal Sivan, Mordechai Goldenberg, Howard Carp, Dahlia Admon, and Shlomo Mashiach

Surgery: Should lysis of adhesions be performed when in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer are available?
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2339-2341. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

O.G.J. Naether, V. Baukloh, R. Fischer, and T. Kowalczyk

Surgery:Long-term follow-up in 206 infertility patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome after laparoscopic electrocautery of the ovarian surface
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2342-2349. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Tomio Iwabe, Tasuku Harada, Hirokazu Miura, Tuneaki Tuzaki, and Naoki Terakawa

Surgery: Laparoscopic unwinding of adnexal torsion caused by ovarian hyperstimulation
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2350-2352. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C. Prevedourakis, D. Loutradis, C. Kalianidis, N. Makris, and D. Aravantinos

Surgery: Hysterosalpingography and hysteroscopy in female infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2353-2355. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Sheryl T. Homa and Karl Swann

Fertilization and early embryology: A cytosolic sperm factor triggers calcium oscillations and membrane hyperpolarizations in human oocytes
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2356-2361. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K. Turner, K.L. Martin, B.J. Woodward, E.A. Lenton, and H.J. Leese

Fertilization and early embryology: Comparison of pyruvate uptake by embryos derived from conception and non-conception natural cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2362-2366. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F. Olivennes, A. Hazout, C. Lelaidier, S. Freitas, R. Fanchin, D. de Ziegler, and R. Frydman

Fertiliza1tion and early embryology: Four indications for embryo transfer at the blastocyst stage
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2367-2373. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M. Sousa and J. Tesarik

Fertiliza1tion and early embryology: Ultrastructural analysis of fertilization failure after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2374-2380. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Jonathan Van Blerkom, Patrick W. Davis, and John Merriam

Fertilization and early embryology: A retrospective analysis of unfertilized and presumed parthenogenetically activated human oocytes demonstrates a high frequency of sperm penetration
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2381-2388. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Alison S. Taylor and Peter R. Braude

Fertilization and embryology: The early development and DNA content of activated human oocytes and parthenogenetic human embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2389-2397. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Kristina Gemzell-Danielsson, Peter Svalander, Marja-Liisa Swah, Elisabeth Johannisson, and Marc Bygdeman

Implantation: Effects of a single post-ovulatory dose of RU486 on endometrial maturation in the implantation phase
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2398-2404. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F.H. Hadi, E. Chantler, E. Anderson, R. Nicholson, R.A. McClelland, and M.W. Seif

Implantation: Ovulation induction and endometrial steroid receptors
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2405-2410. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Inoue, H. Kanzaki, M. Iwai, K. Imai, S. Narukawa, T. Higuchi, H. Katsuragawa, and T. Mori

Implantation: Tumour necrosis factor inhibits in-vitro decidualization of human endometrial stromal cells
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2411-2417. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L. Drudy, S.E.M. Lewis, C. Barry-Kinsella, R.F. Harrison, and W. Thompson

Endeometriosis: The influence of peritoneal fluid from patients with minimal stage or treated endometriosis on sperm motility parameters using computer-assisted semen analysis
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2418-2423. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S. Britten, D.M. Soenksen, M. Bustillo, and C.B. Coulam

Pregnancy: Very early (24–56 days from last menstrual period) embryonic heart rate in normal pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2424-2426. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y. Khalifa, C.J. Redgment, N. Yazdani, M. Taranissi, and I.L. Craft

Pregnancy: Intramural pregnancy following difficult embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2427-2428. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T. Miettinen, A. Tiitinen, R. Koistinen, M. Julkunen, and M. Seppälä

Pregnancy: Serum placental protein 14 concentrations are similar in the first trimester pregnancies of women after pituitary down-regulation with a gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist and normal cycles with frozen embryo transfers
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2429-2431. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Eric Jauniaux, Jamal Zaidi, Davor Jurkovic, Stuart Campbell, and Jean Hustin

Pregnancy: Comparison of colour Doppler features and pathological findings in complicated early pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2432-2437. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L.W. Turnbull, C.F. Rice, A. Horsman, J. Robinson, and S.R. Killick

Diagnostic Techniques: Magnetic resonance imaging and transvaginal ultrasound of the uterus prior to embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2438-2443. [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Letters to the Editor:

Virginia Beckett and Paul Serhal

The evolution and outcome of pregnancies from oocyte donation
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2444. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Olaf Drost and J.F.H.M. van Uem

Sperm motility in micro-assisted fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2445. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Editor's note:

Editor's note
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2446-2447. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Author index:

Author index
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2448-2453. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Subject index:

Subject index
Hum. Reprod. 1994 9: 2454-2471. [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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