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Contents: Volume 16, Number 5 May 2001   [Index by Author]

      Debates

      Debates Continued

      Reproductive biology

      Reproductive endocrinology

      Infertility

      Fertility control

      Andrology

      Embryology

      Gynaecology

      Pregnancy and obstetrics

      Psychology and counselling

      Environmental effects on reproductive health

      ESHRE

      Letters to the Editor

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Debates:

A. McWhinnie: Gamete donation and anonymity: Should offspring from donated gametes continue to be denied knowledge of their origins and antecedents?
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 807-817; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.807 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Lucy Frith: Gamete donation and anonymity: The ethical and legal debate
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 818-824; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.818 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Debates Continued:

James A. Dias: Is there any physiological role for gonadotrophin oligosaccharide heterogeneity in humans?: II. A biochemical point of view
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 825-830; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.825 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive biology:

Rita S. Raman, Philip J. Chan, Johannah U. Corselli, William C. Patton, John D. Jacobson, Steven R. Chan, and Alan King: Comet assay of cumulus cell DNA status and the relationship to oocyte fertilization via intracytoplasmic sperm injection
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 831-835; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.831 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Julia T. Arnold, David G. Kaufman, Markku Seppälä, and Bruce A. Lessey: Endometrial stromal cells regulate epithelial cell growth in vitro: a new co-culture model
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 836-845; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.836 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reproductive endocrinology:

F.P. Hohmann, J.S.E. Laven, F.H. de Jong, M.J.C. Eijkemans, and B.C.J.M. Fauser: Low-dose exogenous FSH initiated during the early, mid or late follicular phase can induce multiple dominant follicle development
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 846-854; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.846 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Infertility:

E.I. Ntrivalas, J.Y.H. Kwak-Kim, A. Gilman-Sachs, H. Chung-Bang, S.C. Ng, K.D. Beaman, H.P. Mantouvalos, and A.E. Beer: Status of peripheral blood natural killer cells in women with recurrent spontaneous abortions and infertility of unknown aetiology
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 855-861; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.855 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

A.L. Mikkelsen, A.-M. Andersson, N.E. Skakkebæk, and S. Lindenberg: Basal concentrations of oestradiol may predict the outcome of in-vitro maturation in regularly menstruating women
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 862-867; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.862 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mehmet A. Akman, Halit F. Erden, Suleyman B. Tosun, Numan Bayazit, Esra Aksoy, and Mustafa Bahceci: Comparison of agonistic flare-up-protocol and antagonistic multiple dose protocol in ovarian stimulation of poor responders: results of a prospective randomized trial
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 868-870; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.868 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

F. Martínez, B. Coroleu, M. Parriego, O. Carreras, I. Belil, N. Parera, L. Hereter, R. Buxaderas, and P.N. Barri: Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer: immediate withdrawal of the catheter versus a 30 second wait
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 871-874; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.871 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fertility control:

Tim J. Child, Jane Thomas, Margaret Rees, and Ian Z. MacKenzie: Morbidity of first trimester aspiration termination and the seniority of the surgeon
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 875-878; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.875 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Andrology:

V.Y. Rawe, G.D. Galaverna, A.A. Acosta, S. Brugo Olmedo, and H.E. Chemes: Incidence of tail structure distortions associated with dysplasia of the fibrous sheath in human spermatozoa
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 879-886; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.879 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

J. Blanco, J. Egozcue, and F. Vidal: Meiotic behaviour of the sex chromosomes in three patients with sex chromosome anomalies (47,XXY, mosaic 46,XY/47,XXY and 47,XYY) assessed by fluorescence in-situ hybridization
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 887-892; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.887 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Embryology:

C. Wrenzycki, D. Herrmann, L. Keskintepe, A. Martins, Jr, S. Sirisathien, B. Brackett, and H. Niemann: Effects of culture system and protein supplementation on mRNA expression in pre-implantation bovine embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 893-901; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.893 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M.T. Langley, D.M. Marek, D.K. Gardner, K.M. Doody, and K.J. Doody: Extended embryo culture in human assisted reproduction treatments
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 902-908; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.902 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Martin Wilding, Brian Dale, Marcella Marino, Loredana di Matteo, Carlo Alviggi, Maria Laura Pisaturo, Luisa Lombardi, and Giuseppe De Placido: Mitochondrial aggregation patterns and activity in human oocytes and preimplantation embryos
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 909-917; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.909 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jane E. Miller and T. Timothy Smith: The effect of intracytoplasmic sperm injection and semen parameters on blastocyst development in vitro
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 918-924; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.918 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Gynaecology:

Stefan Rimbach, Gunther Bastert, and Diethelm Wallwiener: Technical results of falloposcopy for infertility diagnosis in a large multicentre study
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 925-930; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.925 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Mehmet Emin Soysal, Seyide Soysal, Kubilay Vicdan, and Suzan Ozer: A randomized controlled trial of goserelin and medroxyprogesterone acetate in the treatment of pelvic congestion
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 931-939; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.931 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D. Cibula, M. Hill, M. Fanta, G. Sindelka, and J. Zivny: Does obesity diminish the positive effect of oral contraceptive treatment on hyperandrogenism in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome?
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 940-944; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.940 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Sachiko Matsuzaki, Takashi Murakami, Shigeki Uehara, Rei Yokomizo, Takahiro Noda, Yoshitaka Kimura, and Kunihiro Okamura: Erythropoietin concentrations are elevated in the peritoneal fluid of women with endometriosis
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 945-948; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.945 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Pregnancy and obstetrics:

Katharina C. Quack, Neratzoula Vassiliadou, Jeffrey Pudney, Deborah J. Anderson, and Joseph A. Hill: Leukocyte activation in the decidua of chromosomally normal and abnormal fetuses from women with recurrent abortion
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 949-955; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.949 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Maymon, A. Herman, E. Jauniaux, J. Frenkel, S. Ariely, and D. Sherman: Transvaginal sonographic assessment of cervical length changes during triplet gestation
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 956-960; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.956 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

R. Rai, A. Shlebak, H. Cohen, M. Backos, Z. Holmes, K. Marriott, and L. Regan: Factor V Leiden and acquired activated protein C resistance among 1000 women with recurrent miscarriage
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 961-965; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.961 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Psychology and counselling:

Hidehiko Matsubayashi, Takashi Hosaka, Shun-ichiro Izumi, Takahiro Suzuki, and Tsunehisa Makino: Emotional distress of infertile women in Japan
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 966-969; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.966 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Environmental effects on reproductive health:

D.H. Barlow: Environmental effects on reproductive health: Introduction
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 971; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.971 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

N.E. Skakkebæk, E. Rajpert-De Meyts, and K.M. Main: Testicular dysgenesis syndrome: an increasingly common developmental disorder with environmental aspects: Opinion
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 972-978; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.972 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

D.N.R. Veeramachaneni, J.S. Palmer, and R.P. Amann: Long-term effects on male reproduction of early exposure to common chemical contaminants in drinking water
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 979-987; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.979 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

K.A. Thayer, R.L. Ruhlen, K.L. Howdeshell, D.L. Buchanan, P.S. Cooke, D. Preziosi, W.V. Welshons, J. Haseman, and F.S. vom Saal: Altered prostate growth and daily sperm production in male mice exposed prenatally to subclinical doses of 17 ${alpha}$ -ethinyl oestradiol
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 988-996; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.988 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Patrick Diel, Kai Smolnikar, Thorsten Schulz, Ute Laudenbach-Leschowski, Horst Michna, and Günter Vollmer: Phytoestrogens and carcinogenesis—differential effects of genistein in experimental models of normal and malignant rat endometrium
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 997-1006; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.997 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Henrik Møller: Trends in incidence of testicular cancer and prostate cancer in Denmark
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1007-1011; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1007 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Niels Jørgensen, Anne-Grethe Andersen, Florence Eustache, D. Stewart Irvine, Jyrki Suominen, Jørgen Holm Petersen, Anders Nyboe Andersen, Jacques Auger, Elizabeth H.H. Cawood, Antero Horte, Tina Kold Jensen, Pierre Jouannet, Niels Keiding, Matti Vierula, Jorma Toppari, and Niels E. Skakkebæk: Regional differences in semen quality in Europe
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1012-1019; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1012 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

M. Krstevska-Konstantinova, C. Charlier, M. Craen, M. Du Caju, C. Heinrichs, C. de Beaufort, G. Plomteux, and J.P. Bourguignon: Sexual precocity after immigration from developing countries to Belgium: evidence of previous exposure to organochlorine pesticides
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1020-1026; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1020 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Jimmy L. Spearow and Marylynn Barkley: Reassessment of models used to test xenobiotics for oestrogenic potency is overdue: Opinion
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1027-1029; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1027 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Rémy Le Guevel and Farzad Pakdel: Assessment of oestrogenic potency of chemicals used as growth promoter by in-vitro methods
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1030-1036; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1030 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Henrik Leffers, Michael Næsby, Brian Vendelbo, Niels E. Skakkebæk, and Marianne Jørgensen: Oestrogenic potencies of Zeranol, oestradiol, diethylstilboestrol, Bisphenol-A and genistein: implications for exposure assessment of potential endocrine disrupters
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1037-1045; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1037 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ESHRE:

ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law: I. The moral status of the pre-implantation embryo: ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1046-1048; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1046 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law: II. The cryopreservation of human embryos: ESHRE Task Force on Ethics and Law
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1049-1050; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1049 [Abstract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters to the Editor:

Jim Toner, Dominique de Ziegler, Sam Brown, William E. Gibbons, Sergio Oehninger, John A. Schnorr, and Shaun C. Williams: High rates of cramping with misoprostol administration for intrauterine insemination
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1051; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1051 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

S. Guid Oei, Frans M. Helmerhorst, and Marc J.N. Keirse: Routine postcoital testing is unnecessary
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1051-1052; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1051-a [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

C.M.A. Glazener and W.C.L. Ford: Routine postcoital testing is unnecessary
Hum. Reprod. 2001 16: 1052-1053; doi:10.1093/humrep/16.5.1052 [Extract] [FREE Full Text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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