Fertility and Sterility

Less is more: the risks of multiple births
pp. 617-623(7)
Author: Elster N.

Predictors of ovarian follicle number
pp. 624-628(5)
Authors: Westhoff C.; Murphy P.; Heller D.

Follicle pool depletion: factors involved and implications¹
pp. 629-630(2)
Author: Fauser B.C.J.M.

A rational basis for antiphospholipid antibody testing and selective immunotherapy in assisted reproduction: a rebuttal to the American Society for Reproductive Medicine Practice Committee opinion¹
pp. 631-634(4)

Antiphospholipid antibodies in patients undergoing IVF: the data do not support testing
pp. 635-636(2)
Author: Hornstein M.D.

''it's not what you don't know that makes you look like a fool. it's what you do know that ain't so.'' - Appalachian Mountain Proverb
pp. 637-638(2)
Author: Hill J.A.

Deja vu all over again¹
pp. 639-640(2)
Author: Scott R.T.

Assisted reproductive technology in the United States: 1997 results generated from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine/Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology Registry
pp. 641-653(13)

Commentary
pp. 653-654(2)
Authors: Schieve L.A.; Rasmussen S.A.; Correa A.; Santelli J.; Tatham L.; Wilcox L.S.

Should we still advise infertile couples to use (barrier) contraception before IVF down-regulation?
pp. 655-659(5)
Authors: Platteau P.; Gabbe M.; Famelos M.; Kovacs G.; Healy D.

A follow-up study with oocyte donors exploring their experiences, knowledge, and attitudes about the use of their oocytes and the outcome of the donation
pp. 660-667(8)
Authors: Kalfoglou A.L.; Geller G.

Initial IVF-ET experience with assisted hatching performed 3 days after retrieval followed by day 5 embryo transfer
pp. 668-671(4)
Authors: Graham M.C.; Hoeger K.M.; Phipps W.R.

Effect of chromosomal translocations on the development of preimplantation human embryos in vitro
pp. 672-677(6)
Authors: Evsikov S.; Cieslak J.; Verlinsky Y.

The choice of embryo transfer catheter affects embryo implantation after IVF
pp. 678-682(5)
Authors: Meriano J.; Weissman A.; Greenblatt E.M.; Ward S.; Casper R.F.

Analysis of 104 twin pregnancies conceived with assisted reproductive technologies and 193 spontaneously conceived twin pregnancies
pp. 683-689(7)
Authors: Daniel Y.; Ochshorn Y.; Fait G.; Geva E.; Bar-Am A.; Lessing J.B.

Paternal occupational exposures and embryo implantation rates after IVF
pp. 690-695(6)
Authors: Tielemans E.; van Kooij R.; Looman C.; Burdorf A.; te Velde E.; Heederik D.

Use of electively cryopreserved microsurgically aspirated epididymal sperm with IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection for obstructive azoospermia
pp. 696-701(6)
Authors: Janzen N.; Goldstein M.; Schlegel P.N.; Palermo G.D.; Rosenwaks Z.

Psychological well-being and coping patterns in infertile men
pp. 702-706(5)
Authors: Dhillon R.; Cumming C.E.; Cumming D.C.

Desogestrel plus testosterone effectively suppresses spermatogenesis but also causes modest weight gain and high-density lipoprotein suppression
pp. 707-714(8)
Authors: Anawalt B.D.; Herbst K.L.; Matsumoto A.M.; Mulders T.M.T.; Coelingh-Bennink H.J.T.; Bremner W.J.

Semen treatment with progesterone and/or acetyl-L-carnitine does not improve sperm motility or membrane damage after cryopreservation-thawing
pp. 715-720(6)
Authors: Duru N.K.; Morshedi M.; Schuffner A.; Oehninger S.

A continuous quality control program for strict sperm morphology
pp. 721-724(4)
Authors: Franken D.R.; Barendsen Clin. Med. Tech R.; Kruger T.F.

Delayed conception and active and passive smoking
pp. 725-733(9)
Authors: Hull M.G.R.; North K.; Taylor H.; Farrow A.; Ford W.C.L.

Oral contraceptive use by teenage women does not affect peak bone mass: a longitudinal study
pp. 734-738(5)
Authors: Lloyd T.; Taylor D.S.; Lin H.M.; Matthews A.E.; Eggli D.F.; Legro R.S.

Atypical endometriosis revisited: clinical and biochemical evaluation of the different forms of superficial implants
pp. 739-742(4)
Authors: Muzii L.; Marana R.; Brunetti L.; Orlando G.; Michelotto B.; Benedetti Panici P.

Ovarian transposition for patients with cervical carcinoma treated by radiosurgical combination
pp. 743-748(6)
Authors: Morice P.; Juncker L.; Rey A.; El-Hassan J.; Haie-Meder C.; Castaigne D.

Management of women with polycystic ovary syndrome who experienced premature luteinization during clomiphene citrate treatment
pp. 749-752(4)
Authors: Lidor A.L.; Goldenberg M.; Cohen S.B.; Seidman D.S.; Mashiach S.; Rabinovici J.

Quantitative analysis of estrogen receptor alpha and beta messenger ribonucleic acid levels in normal endometrium and ovarian endometriotic cysts using a real-time reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction assay
pp. 753-759(7)
Authors: Matsuzaki S.; Uehara S.; Murakami T.; Fujiwara J.; Funato T.; Okamura K.

Apoptosis and expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in eutopic endometrium from women with endometriosis
pp. 760-766(7)
Authors: Meresman G.F.; Vighi S.; Buquet R.A.; Contreras-Ortiz O.; Tesone M.; Rumi L.S.

Detection of endometrial pinopodes by light microscopy¹
pp. 767-770(4)
Authors: Develioglu O.H.; Nikas G.; Hsiu J.-G.; Toner J.P.; Jones H.W.

Do androgens have a direct effect on endometrial function? An in vitro study
pp. 771-779(9)
Authors: Tuckerman E.M.; Okon M.A.; Li T.-C.; Laird S.M.

Importance of sperm-to-epithelial cell contact for the capacitation of human spermatozoa in fallopian tube epithelial cell cocultures
pp. 780-784(5)
Authors: Kervancioglu M.E.; Saridogan E.; Aitken R.J.; Djahanbakhch O.

Identification of meiotic and postmeiotic gene expression in testicular tissue of patients histologically classified as Sertoli cell only
pp. 785-790(6)
Authors: Patrizio P.; Ricci S.M.; Tomaszewski J.E.; Hecht N.B.

Endometrial laser intrauterine thermotherapy: the first series of 100 patients observed for 1 year
pp. 791-796(6)
Authors: Donnez J.; Polet R.; Rabinovitz R.; Ak M.; Squifflet J.; Nisolle M.

Role of three-dimensional ultrasonographic measurement of endometrium volume as a predictor of pregnancy outcome in an IVF-ET program: a preliminary study
pp. 797-801(5)
Authors: Yaman C.; Ebner T.; Sommergruber M.; Polz W.; Tews G.

Infrared thermographic assessment of the human scrotum¹
pp. 802-803(2)
Author: Tucker A.T.

Cryopreservation of mature human oocytes by vitrification with ethylene glycol in straws
pp. 804-808(5)
Authors: Chen S.-U.; Lien Y.-R.; Chao K.-H.; Lu H.-F.; Ho H.-N.; Yang Y.-S.

Perifollicular Doppler flow and follicular fluid vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations in poor responders
pp. 809-812(4)
Authors: Battaglia C.; Genazzani A.D.; Regnani G.; Primavera M.R.; Petraglia F.; Volpe A.

Impact of implementation of an embryo storage fee on embryo disposal activity
pp. 813-815(3)
Authors: Brzyski R.G.; Binkley P.A.; Pierce J.D.; Eddy C.A.

Treatment of hirsutism with ethinyl estradiol-desogestrel contraceptive pills has beneficial effects on the lipid profile and improves insulin sensitivity
pp. 816-819(4)
Authors: Escobar-Morreale H.F.; Lasuncion M.A.; Sancho J.

Impact of reducing the number of embryos transferred from three to two in women under the age of 35 who produced three or more high-quality embryos¹
pp. 820-823(4)
Authors: Dean N.L.; Phillips S.J.; Buckett W.M.; Biljan M.M.; Tan S.L.

Influence of initial semen quality on the integrity of human sperm DNA following semen processing
pp. 824-827(4)
Authors: Zini A.; Nam R.K.; Mak V.; Phang D.; Jarvi K.

Partial hydatidiform mole following transfer of a cryopreserved-thawed blastocyst¹
pp. 828-829(2)
Authors: Fluker M.R.; Yuzpe A.A.

Hyperimmunoglobulin therapy for cytomegalovirus-associated infertility: case reports
pp. 830-831(2)
Authors: Nigro G.; Mazzocco M.; Aragona C.; D'Emilio C.; Cosmi E.V.

Birth of healthy male twins after intracytoplasmic sperm injection of frozen-thawed testicular spermatozoa from a patient with nonmosaic Klinefelter syndrome
pp. 832-833(2)
Authors: Ron-El R.; Raziel A.; Strassburger D.; Schachter M.; Bern O.; Friedler S.

Use of the Multi-ZSC one-step standardized swim-up method: recovery of high-quality spermatozoa for intrauterine insemination or other forms of assisted reproductive technologies
pp. 834-835(2)
Authors: Zavos P.M.; Abou-Abdallah M.; Aslanis P.; Correa J.R.; Zarmakoupis-Zavos P.N.

Luteal support in IVF using the novel vaginal progesterone gel crinone 8%: results of an open-label trial in 1184 women from 16 U.S. centers
pp. 836-837(2)
Author: Levine H.

Pregnancy and delivery of healthy infants developed from vitrified blastocysts in an IVF-ET program
pp. 838-839(2)
Authors: Choi D.H.; Chung H.M.; Lim J.M.; Ko J.J.; Yoon T.K.; Cha K.Y.

Research contributions to fertility and sterility in the field of gynecology at the change of the millennium
pp. 840-841(2)
Authors: Hofbauer R.; Kaye A.D.; Gmeiner B.; Wagner O.; Frass M.

Effect of injected spermatozoa morphology on the outcome of intracytoplasmic sperm injection in humans
pp. 842-843(2)
Authors: Gomez E.; Perez-Cano I.; Amorocho B.; Landeras J.; Ballesteros A.; Pellicer A.

Bone mineral density and Turner's syndrome-any lessons to be learned about ''menopausal osteoporosis'': commentary
pp. 844-844(1)
Author: Shaw N.J.

Bone mineral density and Turner's syndrome-any lessons to be learned about ''menopausal osteoporosis'': the reply
pp. 844-845(2)
Author: Lanes R.

Bone mineral density and Turner's syndrome-any lessons to be learned about ''menopausal osteoporosis'': commentary
pp. 845-846(2)
Author: McDonough P.G.

Endometriomas: fenestration or excision?
pp. 846-847(2)
Authors: Jones K.; Sutton C.

Endometriomas: fenestration or excision? the reply
pp. 847-848(2)
Authors: Tulandi T.; Saleh A.

Antiphospholipid antibody status and IVF-debate?
pp. 848-848(1)
Authors: Coulam C.B.; Clark D.A.

The value of laboratory accreditation?
pp. 849-850(2)
Author: Adamson D.

Antiphospholipid antibody status and IVF-debate?: the reply
pp. 849-849(1)
Authors: Regan L.; Rai R.; Margara R.

The value of laboratory accreditation?: the reply
pp. 850-850(1)
Author: Smith A.L.

Errata
pp. 851-851(1)

Letter to the editor
pp. 851-851(1)

Letter to the editor
pp. 851-851(1)