Human Reproduction

Embryo implantation and GnRH antagonists
pp. 1211-1216(6)

Avoiding multiple pregnancies in ART
pp. 1217-1219(3)
Authors: Hazekamp, J.; Bergh, C.; Wennerholm, U.-B.; Hovatta, O.; Karlström, P.O.

Endocrinology. Does ICSI affect early serum β-HCG in pregnancies achieved after IVF?
pp. 1221-1224(4)
Authors: Gold, R.S.; Azem, F.; Yovel, I.; Wagman, I.; Amit, A.

Endocrinology. Effects of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone agonists on human ovarian steroid secretion in vivo and in vitro—results of a prospective, randomized in-vitro fertilization study
pp. 1225-1230(6)
Authors: Dor, J.; Bider, D.; Shulman, A.; Levron, J.; Shine, S.; Mashiach, S.

Endocrinology. Recombinant human FSH versus highly purified urinary FSH: a randomized study in intrauterine insemination with husbands' spermatozoa
pp. 1231-1234(4)
Authors: Matorras, R.; Recio, V.; Corcóstegui, B.

Reproductive physiology. Extracorporeal perfusion of the human uterus as an experimental model in gynaecology and reproductive medicine
pp. 1235-1240(6)
Authors: Richter, O.; Wardelmann, E.; Dombrowski, F.; Schneider, C.; Kiel, R.; Wilhelm, K.; Schmolling, J.; Kupka, M.; van der Ven, H.

Reproductive Physiology. Growth hormone does not increase the expression of insulin-like growth factors and their receptor genes in the pre-menopausal human ovary
pp. 1241-1246(6)
Authors: Peñarrubia, Joana; Balasch, Juan; García-Bermúdez, Mercedes; Casamitjana, Roser; Vanrell, Juan A.

Reproductive physiology. Ovulation side and cycle fecundity: a retrospective analysis of frozen/thawed embryo transfer cycles
pp. 1247-1249(3)
Authors: Järvelä, I.; Nuojua-Huttunen, S.

Reproductive pathology. Elevated expression of tumour necrosis factor α in cultured granulosa cells from women with endometriosis
pp. 1250-1255(6)
Authors: Carlberg, Magdalena; Nejaty, Jelve; Fröysa, Berit; Guan, Yongmei; Söder, Olle

Reproductive pathology. Tumour necrosis factor α concentrations in the peritoneal fluid of infertile women with minimal or mild endometriosis are lower in patients with red lesions only than in patients without red lesions
pp. 1256-1260(5)
Authors: Calhaz-Jorge, C.; Costa, A.P.; Barata, M.; Santos, M.C.; Melo, A.

Reproductive pathology. CA125 production by the peritoneum: in-vitro and in-vivo studies
pp. 1261-1265(5)
Authors: Epiney, M.; Bertossa, C.; Weil, A.; Campana, A.

Reproductive pathology. Insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion, and metabolic and hormonal parameters in healthy women and women with polycystic ovarian syndrome
pp. 1266-1274(9)
Authors: Morin-Papunen, Laure C.; Vauhkonen, Ilkka; Koivunen, Riitta M.; Ruokonen, Aimo

Reproductive pathology. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome and its effect on renal function in a renal transplant patient undergoing IVF treatment: Case report
pp. 1275-1277(3)
Authors: Khalaf, Y.; Elkington, N.; Anderson, H.; Taylor, A.

Infertility. Should ICSI be the treatment of choice for all cases of in-vitro conception?
pp. 1278-1283(6)
Authors: Fishel, Simon; Aslam, Irfan; Lisi, Franco; Rinaldi, Leonardo; Timson, Judy; Jacobson, Merwyn; Gobetz, Lawrence; Green, Steve; Campbell, Alison

Infertility. Experience with progesterone gel for luteal support in a highly successful IVF programme*
pp. 1284-1288(5)
Authors: Schoolcraft, W.B.; Hesla, J.S.

Infertility. Increased frequency of mutations in DNA from infertile men with meiotic arrest
pp. 1289-1294(6)
Authors: Nudell, David; Castillo, Michael; Turek, Paul J.

Infertility. Follicular fluid concentrations of adrenomedullin, vascular endothelial growth factor and nitric oxide in IVF cycles: relationship to ovarian response
pp. 1295-1299(5)
Authors: Manau, Dolors; Balasch, Juan; Jiménez, Wladimiro; Fábregues, Francisco; Civico, Salvadora; Casamitjana, Roser; Creus, Montserrat

Infertility. Restoration of a normal reproductive lifespan after grafting of cryopreserved mouse ovaries
pp. 1300-1304(5)
Authors: Candy, C.J.; Wood, M.J.

Infertility. A prospective, randomized, controlled, double-blind, double-dummy comparison of recombinant and urinary HCG for inducing oocyte maturation and follicular luteinization in ovarian stimulation
pp. 1305-1310(6)
Authors: Driscoll, G.L.; Tyler, J.P.P.; Hangan, J.T.; Fisher, P.R.; Birdsall, M.A.

Inferility. Fertility following ligation of internal iliac arteries for life-threatening obstetric haemorrhage: Case report
pp. 1311-1313(3)
Author: Wagaarachchi, P.T.

Andrology. Lack of association between smoking and DNA fragmentation in the spermatozoa of normal men
pp. 1314-1321(8)
Authors: Sergerie, M.; Ouhilal, S.; Bissonnette, F.; Brodeur, J.

Andrology. Objective evaluation of hyperactivated motility in rat spermatozoa using computer-assisted sperm analysis
pp. 1322-1328(7)
Authors: Cancel, Aida M.; Lobdell, Danelle; Mendola, Pauline

Andrology. Leukocyte detection in human semen using flow cytometry
pp. 1329-1337(9)
Authors: Ricci, Giuseppe; Presani, Gianni; Guaschino, Secondo; Simeone, Roberto

Andrology. Analysis of DNA fragmentation, plasma membrane translocation of phosphatidylserine and oxidative stress in human spermatozoa
pp. 1338-1344(7)
Authors: Barroso, Gerardo; Morshedi, Mahmood

Surgery. Surgical therapy in infertile men with ejaculatory duct obstruction: technique and outcome of a standardized surgical approach
pp. 1364-1368(5)
Authors: Schroeder-Printzen, Immo; Ludwig, Martin; Köhn, Frank

Surgery. Microlaparoscopy for an intact ectopic pregnancy and endometriosis with the use of a diode laser: Case report
pp. 1369-1371(3)
Authors: Abrao, Maurício Simões; Ikeda, Fabio; Podgaec, Sergio

Embryology. The position of the metaphase II spindle cannot be predicted by the location of the first polar body in the human oocyte
pp. 1372-1376(5)
Authors: Hardarson, Th.; Lundin, K.

Embryology. Progression to the blastocyst stage of embryos derived from testicular round spermatids
pp. 1377-1382(6)
Authors: Balaban, Basak; Urman, Bulent; Isiklar, Aycan; Alatas, Cengiz; Aksoy, Senai; Mercan, Ramazan

Embryology. Fertilization, pregnancy and embryo implantation rates after ICSI in cases of obstructive and non-obstructive azoospermia
pp. 1383-1388(6)
Authors: De Croo, I.; Van der Elst, J.; Everaert, K.; De Sutter, P.

Embryology. The ability to generate normal Ca²⁺ transients in response to spermatozoa develops during the final stages of oocyte growth and maturation
pp. 1389-1395(7)
Authors: Cheung, Alan; Swann, Karl

Embryology. Embryos with high implantation potential after intracytoplasmic sperm injection can be recognized by a simple, non-invasive examination of pronuclear morphology
pp. 1396-1399(4)
Authors: Tesarik, J.; Junca, A.M.; Hazout, A.; Aubriot, F.X.; Nathan, C.; Cohen-Bacrie, P.

Pregnancy and obstetrics. Is there a human fetal gallbladder contractility during pregnancy?
pp. 1400-1402(3)
Authors: Tanaka, Yasuko; Senoh, Daisaku

Pregnancy and obstetrics. Antenatal dexamethasone and the growth hormone–insulin-like growth factor axis
pp. 1403-1406(4)
Authors: Ogueh, O.; Miell, J.P.; Jones, J.C.; Jones, J.S.; Alaghband-Zadeh, J.

Pregnancy and obstetrics. Intrauterine sonographic measurement of embryonic brain vesicle
pp. 1407-1412(6)
Authors: Tanaka, Hirokazu; Senoh, Daisaku; Yanagihara, Toshihiro

Pregnancy and obstetrics. First trimester diagnosis of conjoined twins in a triplet pregnancy after IVF and ICSI: Case report
pp. 1413-1415(3)
Authors: Goldberg, Y.; Ben-Shlomo, I.; Weiner, E.

Ethics and Society. Testicular tissue cryopreservation in boys. Ethical and legal issues: Case report
pp. 1416-1420(5)
Authors: Bahadur, G.; Chatterjee, R.

Ethics and Society. Long term follow-up of children born after inadvertent administration of a GnRH-analogue in early pregnancy
pp. 1421-1421(1)
Authors: Platteau, P.; Vandervorst, M.

Ethics and Society. The association between the sexes of children within sibships
pp. 1422-1422(1)

Ethics and Society. Ovarian reserve: A simple mathematical problem?
pp. 1423-1424(2)
Author: Ranieri, D.M.