Publications

Trew G, Pistofidis G, Pados G, Lower AM, Mettler L, Wallwiener D, Korell M, Pouly JL, Coccia ME, Audebert A, Nappi C, Schmidt E, McVeigh E, Landi S, Degueldre M, Konincxk P, Rimbach S, Chapron C, Dallay D, Röemer T, McConnachie A, Ford I, Crowe A, Knight A, Dizerega G, Dewilde R. Gynaecological endoscopic evaluation of 4% icodextrin solution: a European, multicentre, double-blind, randomized study of the efficacy and safety in the reduction of de novo adhesions after laparoscopic gynaecological surgery. Hum Reprod. 2011 Aug;26(8):2015-27. 

Ectopic pregnancy within a Cesarean section scar. Hassan I, Lower AM, Overton C. Ultrasound Obstet Gynecol. 2007 Apr;29(4):475-6.

Lower AM, Hawthorn RJ, Clark D, Boyd JH, Finlayson AR, Knight AD, Crowe AM. Adhesion-related readmissions following gynaecological laparoscopy or laparotomy in Scotland: an epidemiological study of 24 046 patients.  Hum Reprod. 2004 Aug;19(8):1877-85. 

Tozer AJ, Al-Shawaf T, Gillott CM, Lower AM, Grudzinskas JG.  Excessive follicular response to controlled ovarian stimulation in a woman with menopausal FSH levels: case report. Hum Reprod. 2004 Jan;19(1):107-9. 

Hamilton J, Latarche E, Gillott C, Lower AM, Grudzinskas JG.  Intrauterine insemination results are not affected if Hysterosalpingo Contrast Sonography is used as the sole test of tubal patency.  Fertil Steril. 2003 Jul;80(1):165-71. 

Iammarrone E, Balet R, Lower AM, Gillott C, Grudzinskas JG.  Male infertility.  Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2003 Apr;17(2):211-29. Review.  

El-Nemr A, Bhide M, Khalifa Y, Al-Mizyen E, Gillott C, Lower AM, Al-Shawaf T, Grudzinskas JG.  Clinical evaluation of three different gonadotrophin-releasing hormone analogues in an IVF programme: a prospective study.  Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2002 Jul 10;103(2):140-5.

Al-Shawaf T, Zosmer A, Tozer A, Gillott C, Lower AM, Grudzinskas JG.  Value of measuring serum FSH in addition to serum estradiol in a coasting programme to prevent severe OHSS.  Hum Reprod. 2002 May;17(5):1217-21. 

Hamilton JA, Iles RK, Gunn LK, Wilson CM, Lower AM, Grudzinskas JG.   High concentrations of CA 125 in uterine flushings: influence of cause of infertility and menstrual cycle day.  Gynecol Endocrinol. 2002 Feb;16(1):19-25. 

Parker MC, Ellis H, Moran BJ, Thompson JN, Wilson MS, Menzies D, McGuire A, Lower AM,  Hawthorn RJ, O’Briena F, Buchan S, Crowe AM.  Postoperative adhesions: ten-year follow-up of 12,584 patients undergoing lower abdominal surgery.  Dis Colon Rectum. 2001 Jun;44(6):822-29; discussion 829-30. 

Tozer AJ, Al-Shawaf T, Zosmer A, Hussain S, Wilson C, Lower AM, Grudzinskas JG.  Does laparoscopic ovarian diathermy affect the outcome of IVF-embryo transfer in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome? A retrospective comparative study.  Hum Reprod. 2001 Jan;16(1):91-95. 

Al-Shawaf T, Zosmer A, Hussain S, Tozer A, Panay N, Wilson C, Lower AM, Grudzinskas JG.  Prevention of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in IVF with or without ICSI and embryo transfer: a modified ‘coasting’ strategy based on ultrasound for identification of high-risk patients.  Hum Reprod. 2001 Jan;16(1):24-30. 

Al-Mizyen E, Sabatini L, Lower AM, Wilson CM, al-Shawaf T, Grudzinskas JG.   Does pretreatment with progestogen or oral contraceptive pills in low responders followed by the GnRHa flare protocol improve the outcome of IVF-ET? J Assist Reprod Genet. 2000 Mar;17(3):140-6. 

Lower AM, Hawthorn RJ, Ellis H, O’Brien F, Buchan S, Crowe AM.  The impact of adhesions on hospital readmissions over ten years after 8849 open gynaecological operations: an assessment from the Surgical and Clinical Adhesions Research Study.  BJOG. 2000 Jul;107(7):855-62. 

Sabatini L, Wilson C, Lower A, Al-Shawaf T, Grudzinskas JG.  Superoxide dismutase activity in human follicular fluid after controlled ovarian hyperstimulation in women undergoing in vitro fertilization.  Fertil Steril. 1999 Dec;72(6):1027-34. 

Ellis H, Moran BJ, Thompson JN, Parker MC, Wilson MS, Menzies D, McGuire A, Lower AM, Hawthorn RJ, O’Brien F, Buchan S, Crowe AM.   Adhesion-related hospital readmissions after abdominal and pelvic surgery: a retrospective cohort study.  Lancet. 1999 May 1;353(9163):1476-80. 

Hamilton JA, Iles RK, Gunn LK, Wilson CM, Lower AM, Chard T, Grudzinskas JG.  Concentrations of placental protein 14 in uterine flushings from infertile women: validation of the collection technique and method of expression of results.  Hum Reprod. 1998 Dec;13(12):3357-62. 

Hamilton JA, Larson AJ, Lower AM, Hasnain S, Grudzinskas JG.   Routine use of saline hysterosonography in 500 consecutive, unselected, infertile women.  Hum Reprod. 1998 Sep;13(9):2463-73. 

El-Nemr A, Al-Shawaf T, Sabatini L, Wilson C, Lower AM, Grudzinskas JG.  Effect of smoking on ovarian reserve and ovarian stimulation in in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.  Hum Reprod. 1998 Aug;13(8):2192-8. 

Hamilton JA, Larson AJ, Lower AM, Hasnain S, Grudzinskas JG.  Evaluation of the performance of hysterosalpingo contrast sonography in 500 consecutive, unselected, infertile women.  Hum Reprod. 1998 Jun;13(6):1519-26. 

Balet R, Lower AM, Wilson C, Anderson J, Grudzinskas JG.  Attitudes towards routine human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening and fertility treatment in HIV positive patients–a UK survey.  Hum Reprod. 1998 Apr;13(4):1085-7. 

Al-Mizyen ES, Balet R, Lower AM, Wilson C, McClure AF, Al Shawaf T, Grudzinskas JG.  Unexpected successful fertilization in vitro of oocytes retrieved 60 hours after human chorionic gonadotrophin injection.  Hum Reprod. 1998 Apr;13(4):1020-1. 

El-Nemr A, Sabatini L, Wilson C, Lower AM, Al-Shawaf T, Grudzinskas JG.   Vitamin B12 deficiency and IVF.  J Obstet Gynaecol. 1998 Mar;18(2):192-3. 

Sabatini L, Wilson C, al Shawaf T, Lower A, Grudzinskas JG.  Efficacy of serum albumin to prevent ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome? Fertil Steril. 1997 Mar; 67(3):587-9.

Balet R, Mehta J, Lower AM, Wilson C, Grudzinskas JG. Transport IVF: an old concept for the future. Assisted Reproduction Reviews 1995. 5, 102-105. 

Grudzinskas JG, Palomino M, Armstrong P, Lower A.  Relocation of ectopic pregnancy to the uterine cavity: a dream or a reality?  Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1994 Aug;101(8):651-3.

Lower AM, Setchell ME.  Should the NHS fund infertility services? Br J Hosp Med. 1993 Nov 3-16;50(9):509-12. 

Jacobs I, Davies AP, Bridges J, Stabile I, Fay T, Lower A, Grudzinskas JG, Oram D.  Prevalence screening for ovarian cancer in postmenopausal women by CA 125 measurement and ultrasonography.  BMJ. 1993 Apr 17;306(6884):1030-4. 

Lower AM, Yovich JL, Hancock C, Grudzinskas JG.  Is luteal function maintained by factors other than chorionic gonadotrophin in early pregnancy? Hum Reprod. 1993 Apr;8(4):645-8. 

Lower AM, Maguiness S, Djahanbakhch O, Grudzinskas JG. Transcervical tubal endoscopy (falloposcopy) – a clinically useful tool? Gynaecological Endoscopy 1992. 1, 155-8. 

Perks NF, Lower AM, Kelsey FM.  Cancer chemotherapy and fertility.  BMJ. 1992 Jul 4;305(6844):51. 

Lower AM, Yovich JL.  The value of serum levels of oestradiol, progesterone and beta-human chorionic gonadotrophin in the prediction of early pregnancy loss.  Hum Reprod. 1992 May;7(5):711-7. 

Lower AM, Mulcahy MT, Yovich JL.  Chromosome abnormalities detected in chorionic villus biopsies of failing pregnancies in a subfertile population. Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1991 Dec;98(12):1228-33. 

Lower AM, Richardson PA, Jequier AM.  Intrauterine surgery using electrocautery.  Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 1991 May;31(2):192. 

White TEK, Miller RK, Grudzinskas JG, Lower AM, Fay TN. Human endometrial cells grown on extracellular matrix (ECM) form an in vivo type morphology and produce the endometrial protein PP14 (alpha 2-PEG) Placenta 1989. 10, 520. 

Lower AM, Tyack AJ.  Heterotopic pregnancy following in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer. Two case reportts and a review of the literature.  Hum Reprod. 1989 Aug;4(6):726-8. 

Books 

Lower AM, Sutton CJG & Grudzinskas JG. Introduction to Gynaecological Endoscopy. ISIS Medical Media, Oxford. 1996. 

Chapters

Lower AM and Trew G.  Laparoscopic techniques for tubal pregnancy and tubal reconstructive surgery.  In:  Laparoscopic Surgery for Benign Gynaecology.  Eds Cutner A and Vyas S.  2011

Lower AM Surgical Anatomy.  In Gynaecology (4th Edition).  Eds Shaw RW, Luesley D and Monga A.  2011

Lower AM  Abortion and Reproductive Health.  In: Medicolegal Essentials in Healthcare. 2nd Edition. Eds Payne-James J, Dean P, Wall I. 2004. pp149-158

Lower AM.  Surgical Anatomy.  In: Gynaecology (3rd edition).  Eds Shaw RW, Soutter WP and Stanton SL. 2002 

Lower AM  Postoperative adhesions: the extent and impact of the problem.  In: RCOG Yearbook 10 Ed Dunlop W. 2002

Lower AM  Laparoscopic Myomectomy.  In: Progress in Obstetrics & Gynaecology 15.  Ed Studd J.  2002

Lower AM.  Reproductive Endoscopic Surgery.  Fertility 2000.  Ed Balen AH.

Shepherd JH, Lower AM, Jarvis GJ.  Gynaecological Conditions Relevant to the Colorectal Surgeon.  In: Surgery of the Anus Rectum and Colon. 2nd Edition.  Eds Keighley MRB and Williams NS. 1999

Panay N, Lower AM.  New directions in the prevention of adhesion in laparoscopic surgery.  Curr Opin Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Aug;11(4):379-85. Review. 

Norman-Taylor JQ, Lower AM and Grudzinskas JG. The Doctor as Counsellor. In: Counselling for Fertility.  Ed Jennings S. 

Lower AM. Falloposcopy.  Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1994. 4, 47-51. 

Grudzinskas JG and Lower AM. Imaging in the Evaluation of Oviduct Anatomy and Physiology. In: The Fallopian Tube. Eds Jaffe et al. Lippincott. Baltimore. 1994. pp179-190 

Lower AM,Yovich JL, Hancock C and Grudzinskas JG. Progesterone synthesis in ectopic pregnancy: perspective in controlling mechanisms. In: Implantation and early pregnancy in humans Eds Barnea ER, Check JH, Grudzinskas JG and Maruo T. Parthenon, New York. 1993 

Lower AM and Grudzinskas JG. Endocrine Therapy. In: Spontaneous Abortion. Eds Stabile I, Grudzinskas JG, Chard T. Springer-Verlag, London. 1992. pp193-202 

Yovich JL & Lower AM. Implantation Failure: Clinical Aspects. Bailliere’s Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology. 1991. 

Lower AM and Chard T. Physiological, biochemical and structural changes in early pregnancy. Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynaecology. 1989 1, 131-136.