Human Reproduction

REVIEWS:

M Johnson

Payments to gamete donors: position of the human fertilisation and embryology authority
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1839-1842; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1839 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MV Sauer

Reproductive prohibition: restricting donor payment will lead to medical tourism
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1844-1845. [Request Permissions]  

MR Gazvani, SJ Wood, AJ Thomson, CR Kingsland, and DI Lewis-Jones

Payment or altruism? The motivation behind gamete donation
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1845-1846. [Request Permissions]  

JA Collins

Clinical research evidence and clinical practice
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1847-1850; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1847 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JJ Schlesselman

Risk of endometrial cancer in relation to use of combined oral contraceptives. A practitioner's guide to meta-analysis
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1851-1863; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1851 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

EG Hughes

The effectiveness of ovulation induction and intrauterine insemination in the treatment of persistent infertility: a meta-analysis
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1865-1872; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1865 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RP Jansen

Evidence-based ethics and the regulation of reproduction
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2068-2075; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2068 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

G Pennings

The internal coherence of donor insemination practice: attracting the right type of donor without paying
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1842-1844. [Request Permissions]  

T Hata, A Manabe, K Makihara, K Hata, K Miyazaki, and D Senoh

Assessment of embryonic anatomy at 6-8 weeks of gestation by intrauterine and transvaginal sonography
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1873-1876; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1873 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MB Zelinski-Wooten, JS Hutchison, I Trinchard-Lugan, DL Hess, DP Wolf, and RL Stouffer

Initiation of periovulatory events in gonadotrophin-stimulated macaques with varying doses of recombinant human chorionic gonadotrophin
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1877-1885; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1877 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Mercan, JF Mayer, D Walker, S Jones, S Oehninger, JP Toner, and SJ Muasher

Improved oocyte quality is obtained with follicle stimulating hormone alone than with follicle stimulating hormone/human menopausal gonadotrophin combination
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1886-1889; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1886 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Pierro, CL Andreani, N Lazzarin, R Cento, A Lanzone, A Caruso, and S Mancuso

Further evidence of increased aromatase activity in granulosa luteal cells from polycystic ovary
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1890-1896; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1890 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Ciampelli, AM Fulghesu, F Cucinelli, V Pavone, A Caruso, S Mancuso, and A Lanzone

Heterogeneity in beta cell activity, hepatic insulin clearance and peripheral insulin sensitivity in women with polycystic ovary syndrome
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1897-1901; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1897 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Chatterjee, NR Jana, and S Bhattacharya

Stimulation of cyclic AMP, 17beta-oestradiol and protein synthesis by human chorionic gonadotrophin in human endometrial cells
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1903-1908; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1903 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HU Pauer, B Hinney, HW Michelmann, EW Krasemann, B Zoll, and W Engel

Relevance of genetic counselling in couples prior to intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1909-1912; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1909 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Meschede, F Louwen, B Eiben, and J Horst

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection pregnancy with fetal trisomy 9p resulting from a balanced paternal translocation
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1913-1914; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1913 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Jeremias, SS David, M Toth, and SS Witkin

Induction of messenger RNA for the 70 kDa heat shock protein in HeLa cells and the human endocervix following exposure to semen: implications for antisperm antibody production and susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1915-1919; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1915 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MJ Chen, HF Guu, and ES Ho

Efficiency of sex pre-selection of spermatozoa by albumin separation method evaluated by double-labelled fluorescence in-situ hybridization
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1920-1926; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1920 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Seinera, R Arisio, A Decko, C Farina, and F Crana

Laparoscopic myomectomy: indications, surgical technique and complications
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1927-1930; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1927 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Darai, H Dechaud, JL Benifla, C Renolleau, P Panel, and P Madelenat

Fertility after laparoscopic myomectomy: preliminary results
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1931-1934; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1931 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Marana, GF Catalano, P Caruana, F Margutti, L Muzii, and S Mancuso

Postoperative adhesion formation and reproductive outcome using Interceed after ovarian surgery: a randomized trial in the rabbit model
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1935-1938; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1935 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Tadokoro, B Vollenhoven, S Clark, G Baker, G Kovacs, H Burger, and D Healy

Cumulative pregnancy rates in couples with anovulatory infertility compared with unexplained infertility in an ovulation induction programme
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1939-1944; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1939 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

PA Flierman, HV Hogerzeil, and DJ Hemrika

A prospective, randomized, cross-over comparison of two methods of artificial insemination by donor on the incidence of conception: intracervical insemination by straw versus cervical cap
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1945-1948; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1945 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Sbracia, J Grasso, N Sayme, J Stronk, and G Huszar

Hyaluronic acid substantially increases the retention of motility in cryopreserved/thawed human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1949-1954; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1949 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

B Baccetti, E Strehler, S Capitani, G Collodel, M De Santo, E Moretti, P Piomboni, R Wiedeman, and K Sterzik

The effect of follicle stimulating hormone therapy on human sperm structure (Notulae seminologicae 11)
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1955-1968; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1955 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ME Coccia, C Becattini, L Criscuoli, B Fuzzi, and G Scarselli

A sperm survival test and in-vitro fertilization outcome in the presence of male factor infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1969-1973; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1969 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RT Mansour, A Kamal, I Fahmy, N Tawab, GI Serour, and MA Aboulghar

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection in obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1974-1979; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1974 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A De Vos, ZP Nagy, H Van de Velde, H Joris, G Bocken, and A Van Steirteghem

Percoll gradient centrifugation can be omitted in sperm preparation for intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1980-1984; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1980 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

HS Baillie, AA Pacey, MA Warren, IW Scudamore, and CL Barratt

Greater numbers of human spermatozoa associate with endosalpingeal cells derived from the isthmus compared with those from the ampulla
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1985-1992; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1985 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

SA Wandji, V Srsen, PW Nathanielsz, JJ Eppig, and JE Fortune

Initiation of growth of baboon primordial follicles in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 1993-2001; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.1993 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

FJ Ectors, P Vanderzwalmen, J Van Hoeck, M Nijs, G Verhaegen, A Delvigne, R Schoysman, and F Leroy

Relationship of human follicular diameter with oocyte fertilization and development after in-vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2002-2005; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2002 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Van den Abbeel, M Camus, L Van Waesberghe, P Devroey, and AC Van Steirteghem

Viability of partially damaged human embryos after cryopreservation
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2006-2010; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2006 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Martini, SP Flaherty, NJ Swann, D Payne, and CD Matthews

Analysis of unfertilized oocytes subjected to intracytoplasmic sperm injection using two rounds of fluorescence in-situ hybridization and probes to five chromosomes
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2011-2018; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2011 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MJ Cassel, S Munne, J Fung, and HU Weier

Carrier-specific breakpoint-spanning DNA probes: an approach to preimplantation genetic diagnosis in interphase cells
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2019-2027; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2019 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

D Gonzalez-Barcena, RB Alvarez, EP Ochoa, IC Cornejo, AM Comaru-Schally, AV Schally, J Engel, T Reissmann, and H Riethmuller-Winzen

Treatment of uterine leiomyomas with luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone antagonist Cetrorelix
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2028-2035; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2028 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MM Marsh, N Malakooti, NH Taylor, JK Findlay, and LA Salamonsen

Endothelin and neutral endopeptidase in the endometrium of women with menorrhagia
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2036-2040; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2036 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Penney, L Vale, V Souter, and A Templeton

Endometrial assessment procedures: an audit of current practice in Scotland
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2041-2045; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2041 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Balasch, M Creus, F Fabregues, F Carmona, S Martinez-Roman, D Manau, and JA Vanrell

Pentoxifylline versus placebo in the treatment of infertility associated with minimal or mild endometriosis: a pilot randomized clinical trial
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2046-2050; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2046 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Fleming and SC Bell

Localization of fibrillin-1 in human endometrium and decidua during the menstrual cycle and pregnancy
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2051-2056; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2051 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Wass, U Waldenstrom, S Rossner, and D Hellberg

An android body fat distribution in females impairs the pregnancy rate of in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2057-2060; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2057 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

N Di Simone, S Ferrazzani, R Castellani, S De Carolis, S Mancuso, and A Caruso

Heparin and low-dose aspirin restore placental human chorionic gonadotrophin secretion abolished by antiphospholipid antibody- containing sera
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2061-2065; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2061 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Langton, K Fishwick, B Kumar, and EC Nwosu

Spontaneous rupture of an unscarred gravid uterus at 32 weeks gestation
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2066-2067; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2066 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Convention for the protection of human rights and dignity of the human being with regard to the application of biology and medicine: convention on human rights and biomedicine (adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 19 November 1996). Council of Europe Convention of Biomedicine
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2076-2080; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2076 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS:

UV Sieck, KA Jaroudi, JM Hollanders, and CJ Hamilton

Ultrasound guided embryo transfer does not prevent ectopic pregnancies after in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2081-2082; doi:10.1093/humrep/12.9.2081 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Haidl and H van der Ven

Chronic genital inflammation in the male--an easily missed diagnosis
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2082. [Request Permissions]  

WH James

Coital rates and sex ratios
Hum. Reprod. 1997 12: 2083-2085. [Request Permissions]  

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