Human Reproduction

ARTICLES:

Z Shoham

Should prophylactic oophorectomy be performed on post-menopausal women undergoing laparotomy or laparoscopy for non-gynaecological indications?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 201-202; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.201 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Bowman

Is screening and/or prophylactic oophorectomy for ovarian cancer of value in high risk women?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 203-204. [Request Permissions]  

WM Huisman

Prophylactic oophorectomy on post-menopausal women
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 204-205. [Request Permissions]  

U Bergues and B Sele

What fate lies in store for the cryopreserved human embryos in France? The French law leaves uncertainties
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 207-208; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.207 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RG Kennedy, T Davies, and F Al-Azzawi

Sexual interest in postmenopausal women is related to 5alpha-reductase activity
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 209-213; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.209 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Parra, J Barron, J Sinibaldi, I Coria, and A Espinosa de los Monteros

Differences in the metoclopramide-induced prolactin release related to age at first full-term pregnancy or nulliparity
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 214-219; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.214 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Tomas, S Nuojua-Huttunen, and H Martikainen

Pretreatment transvaginal ultrasound examination predicts ovarian responsiveness to gonadotrophins in in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 220-223; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.220 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

WA van Cappellen, P Kramer, EC van Leeuwen, R de Leeuw, and FH de Jong

Induction of superovulation in cyclic rats by administration of decreasing doses of recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (Org32489)
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 224-230; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.224 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Kerdelhue, V Lenoir, P Kolm, HJ Seltman, HW Jones, Jr, and GS Jones

ACTH, beta-endorphin, substance P, and corticotrophin releasing hormone in plasma and follicular fluid in hormonally stimulated menstrual cycles for in-vitro fertilization in the human
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 231-235; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.231 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Delbaere, PJ Bergmann, C Gervy-Decoster, M Camus, V de Maertelaer, and Y Englert

Prorenin and active renin concentrations in plasma and ascites during severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 236-240; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.236 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Farhi, R Homburg, A Ferber, R Orvieto, and Z Ben Rafael

Non-response to ovarian stimulation in normogonadotrophic, normogonadal women: a clinical sign of impending onset of ovarian failure pre- empting the rise in basal follicle stimulating hormone levels
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 241-243; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.241 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NJ Wheatcroft, CA Rogers, RA Metcalfe, EA Lenton, ID Cooke, and AP Weetman

Is subclinical ovarian failure an autoimmune disease?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 244-249; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.244 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

GE Imade, HW Baker, DM de Kretser, and MP Hedger

Immunosuppressive activities in the seminal plasma of infertile men: relationship to sperm antibodies and autoimmunity
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 256-262; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.256 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Falcone, G Gidwani, M Paraiso, C Beverly, and J Goldberg

Anatomical variation in the rudimentary horns of a unicornuate uterus: implications for laparoscopic surgery
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 263-265; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.263 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F De Bruyne, J Hucke, and R Willers

The prognostic value of salpingoscopy
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 266-271; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.266 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Colacurci, A Cardone, P De Franciscis, E Landolfi, T Venditto, and AA Sinisi

Laparoscopic hysterectomy in a case of male pseudohermaphroditism with persistent Mullerian duct derivatives
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 272-274; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.272 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Lundberg, H Wramsby, S Bremmer, HJ Lundberg, and PE Asard

Radionuclide hysterosalpingography does not distinguish between fertile women, before tubal sterilization, and infertile women
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 275-278; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.275 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Khastgir, H Abdalla, A Thomas, L Korea, L Latarche, and J Studd

Oocyte donation in Turner's syndrome: an analysis of the factors affecting the outcome
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 279-285; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.279 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Antinori, C Versaci, G Dani, M Antinori, D Pozza, and HA Selman

Fertilization with human testicular spermatids: four successful pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 286-291; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.286 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Kahraman, AZ Isik, K Vicdan, S Ozgur, and OD Ozgun

A healthy birth after intracytoplasmic sperm injection by using immotile testicular spermatozoa in a case with totally immotile ejaculated spermatozoa before and after Percoll gradients
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 292-293; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.292 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Lass, J Skull, E McVeigh, R Margara, and RM Winston

Measurement of ovarian volume by transvaginal sonography before ovulation induction with human menopausal gonadotrophin for in-vitro fertilization can predict poor response
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 294-297; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.294 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Lass, M Paul, R Margara, and RM Winston

Women with one ovary have decreased response to GnRHa/HMG ovulation protocol in IVF but the same pregnancy rate as women with two ovaries
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 298-300; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.298 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Ekerhovd, M Brannstrom, M Alexandersson, and A Norstrom

Evidence for nitric oxide mediation of contractile activity in isolated strips of the human Fallopian tube
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 301-305; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.301 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Spalding, A Tekay, H Martikainen, and P Jouppila

Assessment of tubal patency with transvaginal salpingosonography after treatment for tubal pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 306-309; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.306 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

NJ Vitale, MW Myers, RS Denniston, SP Leibo, and RA Godke

In-vitro development of refrozen mouse embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 310-316; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.310 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Bider, A Livshits, M Yonish, Z Yemini, S Mashiach, and J Dor

Assisted hatching by zona drilling of human embryos in women of advanced age
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 317-320; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.317 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Staessen and AC Van Steirteghem

The chromosomal constitution of embryos developing from abnormally fertilized oocytes after intracytoplasmic sperm injection and conventional in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 321-327; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.321 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Desai, D Kinzer, A Loeb, and J Goldfarb

Use of Synthetic Serum Substitute and alpha-minimum essential medium for the extended culture of human embryos to the blastocyst stage
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 328-335; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.328 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Fishel, S Green, A Hunter, F Lisi, L Rinaldi, R Lisi, and H McDermott

Human fertilization with round and elongated spermatids
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 336-340; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.336 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Snowdon and JM Green

Preimplantation diagnosis and other reproductive options: attitudes of male and female carriers of recessive disorders
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 341-350; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.341 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

KE Pierce, J Michalopoulos, AA Kiessling, MM Seibel, and M Zilberstein

Preimplantation development of mouse and human embryos biopsied at cleavage stages using a modified displacement technique
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 351-356; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.351 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

V De Leo, G Morgante, D Lanzetta, D D'Antona, and RS Bertieri

Danazol administration after gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogue reduces rebound of uterine myomas [published erratum appears in Hum Reprod 1998 Mar;13(3):780]
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 357-360; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.357 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Karlsson, G Bodelsson, M Bodelsson, and M Stjernquist

5-Hydroxytryptamine contracts human uterine artery smooth muscle predominantly via 5-HT2 receptors
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 361-367; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.361 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Mori, YL Zhai, T Toki, T Nikaido, and S Fujii

Distribution and heterogeneity of mast cells in the human uterus
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 368-372; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.368 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Mayani, S Barel, S Soback, and M Almagor

Dioxin concentrations in women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 373-375; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.373 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Bontis, G Grimbizis, BC Tarlatzis, D Miliaras, and H Bili

Intrafollicular ovarian pregnancy after ovulation induction/intrauterine insemination: pathophysiological aspects and diagnostic problems
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 376-378; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.376 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ME Palmer, AL Watson, and GJ Burton

Morphological analysis of degeneration and regeneration of syncytiotrophoblast in first trimester placental villi during organ culture
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 379-382; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.379 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Kiss, M Klein, C Egarter, AH Graf, G Hacker, W Hutter, K Czerwenka, and P Husslein

Proliferative cell activity in correlation to human chorionic gonadotrophin release of trophoblast tissue of tubal pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 383-386; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.383 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

K Clifford, R Rai, and L Regan

Future pregnancy outcome in unexplained recurrent first trimester miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 387-389; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.387 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JA Ross, E Hacket, F Lawton, and D Jurkovic

Massive ascites due to abdominal pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 390-391; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.390 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

REVIEWS:

MS Piver and C Wong

Prophylactic oophorectomy: a century-long dilemma
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 205-206. [Request Permissions]  

HJ Carp, V Toder, A Torchinsky, S Portuguese, S Lipitz, E Gazit, and S Mashiach

Allogenic leukocyte immunization after five or more miscarriages. Recurrent Miscarriage Immunotherapy Trialists Group
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 250-255; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.250 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Shenfield and SJ Steele

What are the effects of anonymity and secrecy on the welfare of the child in gamete donation?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 392-395; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.392 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS:

R Martin-Du Pan, P Bischof, G de Boccard, and A Campana

Is diclofenac helpful in the diagnosis of partial epididymal obstruction?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 396-397; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.2.396 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Raziel and R Ron-El

IVF and embryo transfer--a therapeutic approach for unexplained recurrent miscarriages
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 397-398. [Request Permissions]  

WH James

Follicular phase length, time of insemination, mean cycle length, season of mother's birth and sex ratio of offspring
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 398-399. [Request Permissions]  

RG Edwards, RA Lobo, and P Bouchard

Why delay the obvious need for milder forms of ovarian stimulation?
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 399-401. [Request Permissions]  

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