Human Reproduction

REVIEWS:

FM Helmerhorst, FR Rosendaal, and JP Vandenbroucke

Venous thromboembolism and the pill. The WHO technical report on cardiovascular disease and steroid hormone contraception: state-of-the- art. World Health Organization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2981-2983; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.2981 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RC Martin-Du Pan and D Sakkas

Is antioxidant therapy a promising strategy to improve human reproduction? Are anti-oxidants useful in the treatment of male infertility?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2984-2985; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.2984 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

F Siedentopf and H Kentenich

Future use of clomiphene in ovarian stimulation. Psychic effects of clomiphene citrate
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2986-2987; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.2986 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Geva, A Amit, L Lerner-Geva, and JB Lessing

Embryo transfer and multiple gestation. How many transfers are too many?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2988-2989; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.2988 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DR Kostiner, PJ Turek, and RA Reijo

Male infertility: analysis of the markers and genes on the human Y chromosome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3032-3038; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3032 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Y Abramov, U Elchalal, and JG Schenker

Febrile morbidity in severe and critical ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: a multicentre study
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3128-3131; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3128 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Landau

The management of genetic origins: secrecy and openness in donor assisted conception in Israel and elsewhere
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3268-3273; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3268 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ARTICLES:

T Mahmood, E Saridogan, S Smutna, AM Habib, and O Djahanbakhch

The effect of ovarian steroids on epithelial ciliary beat frequency in the human Fallopian tube
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2991-2994; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.2991 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CA Jansen, HC van Os, HJ Out, and HJ Coelingh Bennink

A prospective randomized clinical trial comparing recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (Puregon) and human menopausal gonadotrophins (Humegon) in non-down-regulated in-vitro fertilization patients
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 2995-2999; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.2995 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JT Manning, D Scutt, J Wilson, and DI Lewis-Jones

The ratio of 2nd to 4th digit length: a predictor of sperm numbers and concentrations of testosterone, luteinizing hormone and oestrogen
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3000-3004; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3000 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

DV Tortoriello, PG McGovern, JM Colon, J Loughlin, and N Santoro

Critical ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in a coasted in-vitro fertilization patient
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3005-3008; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3005 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

T Ujioka, K Matsuura, N Tanaka, and H Okamura

Involvement of ovarian kinin-kallikrein system in the pathophysiology of ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome: studies in a rat model
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3009-3015; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3009 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CJ de Souza, BK Campbell, and DT Baird

Incipient ovarian failure associated with raised levels of follicle stimulating hormone and reduced levels of inhibin A in older sheep
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3016-3022; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3016 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A double-blind, randomized, dose-finding study to assess the efficacy of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone antagonist ganirelix (Org 37462) to prevent premature luteinizing hormone surges in women undergoing ovarian stimulation with recombinant follicle stimulating hormone (Puregon). The ganirelix dose-finding study group
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3023-3031; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3023 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

RM Davison, CR Quilter, J Webb, A Murray, AM Fisher, A Valentine, P Serhal, and GS Conway

A familial case of X chromosome deletion ascertained by cytogenetic screening of women with premature ovarian failure
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3039-3041; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3039 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Fedele, S Bianchi, L Tozzi, G Zanconato, and V Silvestre

Intramesosalpingeal injection of oxytocin in conservative laparoscopic treatment for tubal pregnancy: preliminary results
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3042-3044; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3042 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G Horne, A Jamaludin, JD Critchlow, DA Falconer, MC Newman, J Oghoetuoma, EH Pease, and BA Lieberman

A 3 year retrospective review of intrauterine insemination, using cryopreserved donor spermatozoa and cycle monitoring by urinary or serum luteinizing hormone measurements
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3045-3048; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3045 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MM Reis, SR Soares, ML Cancado, and AF Camargos

Hysterosalpingo contrast sonography (HyCoSy) with SH U 454 (Echovist) for the assessment of tubal patency
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3049-3052; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3049 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MM El Sadek, MK Amer, and G Abdel-Malak

Questioning the efficacy of Fallopian tube sperm perfusion
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3053-3056; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3053 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

L Mascarenhas, A van Beek, HC Bennink, and J Newton

A 2-year comparative study of endometrial histology and cervical cytology of contraceptive implant users in Birmingham, UK
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3057-3060; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3057 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

UI Ezeh, M Martin, ID Cooke, and HD Moore

Correlation of testicular pathology and sperm extraction in azoospermic men with ejaculated spermatids detected by immunofluorescent localization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3061-3065; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3061 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

UI Ezeh, HD Moore, and ID Cooke

Correlation of testicular sperm extraction with morphological, biophysical and endocrine profiles in men with azoospermia due to primary gonadal failure
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3066-3074; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3066 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

UI Ezeh, HD Moore, and ID Cooke

A prospective study of multiple needle biopsies versus a single open biopsy for testicular sperm extraction in men with non-obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3075-3080; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3075 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Hauser, A Botchan, A Amit, D Ben Yosef, R Gamzu, G Paz, JB Lessing, L Yogev, and H Yavetz

Multiple testicular sampling in non-obstructive azoospermia--is it necessary?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3081-3085; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3081 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

YR Sheynkin, Z Ye, S Menendez, D Liotta, LL Veeck, and P Schlegel

Controlled comparison of percutaneous and microsurgical sperm retrieval in men with obstructive azoospermia
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3086-3089; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3086 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

C Foresta, A Garolla, A Bettella, A Ferlin, M Rossato, and F Candiani

Doppler ultrasound of the testis in azoospermic subjects as a parameter of testicular function
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3090-3093; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3090 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

WR Edirisinghe, AR Murch, SM Junk, and JL Yovich

Cytogenetic analysis of unfertilized oocytes following intracytoplasmic sperm injection using spermatozoa from a globozoospermic man
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3094-3098; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3094 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

I Sasagawa, T Tateno, H Yazawa, O Ichiyanagi, M Ishigooka, and T Nakada

Round spermatids from hybrid sterile mice can initiate normal embryo development
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3099-3102; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3099 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Van den Bergh, S Emiliani, J Biramane, AS Vannin, and Y Englert

A first prospective study of the individual straight line velocity of the spermatozoon and its influences on the fertilization rate after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3103-3107; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3103 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

JF Griveau, G Grizard, D Boucher, and D Le Lannou

Influence of oxygen tension on function of isolated spermatozoa from ejaculates of oligozoospermic patients and normozoospermic fertile donors
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3108-3113; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3108 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MT Comer, HJ Leese, and J Southgate

Induction of a differentiated ciliated cell phenotype in primary cultures of Fallopian tube epithelium
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3114-3120; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3114 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

Z Leng, DE Moore, BA Mueller, CW Critchlow, DL Patton, SA Halbert, and SP Wang

Characterization of ciliary activity in distal Fallopian tube biopsies of women with obstructive tubal infertility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3121-3127; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3121 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Wynn, HM Picton, JA Krapez, AJ Rutherford, AH Balen, and RG Gosden

Pretreatment with follicle stimulating hormone promotes the numbers of human oocytes reaching metaphase II by in-vitro maturation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3132-3138; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3132 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

OE Claassens, R Menkveld, and KL Harrison

Evaluation of three substitutes for Percoll in sperm isolation by density gradient centrifugation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3139-3143; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3139 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

AD Lighten, GE Moore, RM Winston, and K Hardy

Routine addition of human insulin-like growth factor-I ligand could benefit clinical in-vitro fertilization culture
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3144-3150; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3144 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Evsikov and Y Verlinsky

Mosaicism in the inner cell mass of human blastocysts
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3151-3155; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3151 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

MJ Tucker, PC Morton, G Wright, CL Sweitzer, and JB Massey

Clinical application of human egg cryopreservation
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3156-3159; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3156 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

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

Effect of timing of oocyte denudation and micro-injection on survival, fertilization and embryo quality after intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3160-3164; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3160 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Ludwig, H Muschalla, S Al-Hasani, and K Diedrich

The effect of multiple cryopreservation procedures and blastomere biopsy on the in-vitro development of mouse embryos
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3165-3168; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3165 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Vandervorst, I Liebaers, K Sermon, C Staessen, A De Vos, H Van de Velde, E Van Assche, H Joris, A Van Steirteghem, and P Devroey

Successful preimplantation genetic diagnosis is related to the number of available cumulus-oocyte complexes
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3169-3176; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3169 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

U von Rango, I Classen-Linke, CA Krusche, and HM Beier

The receptive endometrium is characterized by apoptosis in the glands
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3177-3189; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3177 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Hickey, D Dwarte, and IS Fraser

Precise measurements of intrauterine vascular structures at hysteroscopy in menorrhagia and during Norplant use
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3190-3196; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3190 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

CF Dalton, SM Laird, SE Estdale, HG Saravelos, and TC Li

Endometrial protein PP14 and CA-125 in recurrent miscarriage patients; correlation with pregnancy outcome
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3197-3202; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3197 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Lass, D Peat, S Avery, and P Brinsden

Histological evaluation of endometrium on the day of oocyte retrieval after gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonist-follicle stimulating hormone ovulation induction for in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3203-3205; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3203 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

G De Placido, C Alviggi, G Di Palma, C Carravetta, G Matarese, G Landino, and L Racioppi

Serum concentrations of soluble human leukocyte class I antigens and of the soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in endometriosis: relationship with stage and non-pigmented peritoneal lesions
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3206-3210; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3206 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

M Thie, R Rospel, W Dettmann, M Benoit, M Ludwig, HE Gaub, and HW Denker

Interactions between trophoblast and uterine epithelium: monitoring of adhesive forces
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3211-3219; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3211 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

BW Mol, JG Lijmer, WM Ankum, F van der Veen, and PM Bossuyt

The accuracy of single serum progesterone measurement in the diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy: a meta-analysis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3220-3227; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3220 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TT Lao and LF Ho

Obstetric outcome of teenage pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3228-3232; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3228 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

P Kristiansson, L Nilsson-Wikmar, B von Schoultz, K Svardsudd, and H Wramsby

Back pain in in-vitro fertilized and spontaneous pregnancies
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3233-3238; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3233 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

H Fernandez, SC Yves Vincent, S Pauthier, F Audibert, and R Frydman

Randomized trial of conservative laparoscopic treatment and methotrexate administration in ectopic pregnancy and subsequent fertility
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3239-3243; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3239 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

R Cook, S Bradley, and S Golombok

A preliminary study of parental stress and child behaviour in families with twins conceived by in-vitro fertilization
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3244-3246; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3244 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

S Marina, F Marina, R Alcolea, J Nadal, R Exposito, and J Huguet

Pregnancy following intracytoplasmic sperm injection from an HIV-1- seropositive man
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3247-3249; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3247 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

TE Naysmith, DA Blake, VJ Harvey, and NP Johnson

Do men undergoing sterilizing cancer treatments have a fertile future?
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3250-3255; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3250 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

A Lass, F Akagbosu, N Abusheikha, M Hassouneh, M Blayney, S Avery, and P Brinsden

A programme of semen cryopreservation for patients with malignant disease in a tertiary infertility centre: lessons from 8 years' experience
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3256-3261; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3256 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

J Boivin, L Andersson, A Skoog-Svanberg, A Hjelmstedt, A Collins, and T Bergh

Psychological reactions during in-vitro fertilization: similar response pattern in husbands and wives
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3262-3267; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3262 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

E Blyth and J Hunt

Sharing genetic origins information in donor assisted conception: views from licensed centres on HFEA donor information form (91) 4
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3274-3277; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3274 [Abstract] [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

LETTERS:

F Parazzini, G Benzi, C La Vecchia, L Chatenoud, M Surace, and P Rossi

Temporal trends in twinning rates in Italy around World War II
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3279-3280; doi:10.1093/humrep/13.11.3279 [PDF] [Request Permissions]  

ME Bernstein

Time of insemination within the cycle and offspring sex ratio
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3280-3281. [Request Permissions]  

T Strowitzki

Leptin concentrations in stimulated cycles
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3281-3282. [Request Permissions]  

M van de Sandt and U Deichert

Contrast-enhanced sonography
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3282-3283. [Request Permissions]  

F Parazzini, E Di Cintio, L Chatenoud, C Mezzanotte, and PG Crosignani

Previous abortions and risk of pelvic endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 1998 13: 3283-3284. [Request Permissions]  

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