Developmental stage-specific expression of Rbm suggests its involvement in early phases of spermatogenesis

Mol. Hum. Reprod., 10, 259–264 The publisher wishes to apologise for the incorrect reproductionof Figure 2 and 3 in this paper. The figure appears in     

Antiphospholipid antibodies in serum and follicular fluid: is there a correlation with IVF implantation failure?

Sir, We have read the paper of Buckingham et al. (2006) with considerableinterest because we have recently published a related study(Matsubayashi et al., 2006). Buckingham et al. (2006) reportedthat antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) do not appear selectivelyconcentrated in follicular fluids and, when present, do notadversely affect the reproductive outcome     

Clinical evidence for an LH ceiling?

Dear Sir, We read with interest the letter by M.Filicori (Filicori etal., 2003) commenting on our pilot studies published earlierin Human Reproduction (Loumaye et al., 2003). Filicori et al. remind us that they have repeatedly reporteda reduction in ‘small’ follicles (<10 mm)by administering LH activity during the follicular phase. Thissupports a ‘ceiling’ for LH on antral follicleswith a diameter <10 mm; however, they challenge sucheffect of LH on larger follicles (>10 mm). This is basedon four pilot studies published by the same     

The predictive value of sperm chromatin structure assay

Sir, I read with great interest the Letter to the Editor by Nicopoulloset al. (2005) entitled ‘The predictive value of spermchromatin structure assay’, published in the March issueof Human Reproduction, and also the replies by Bungum (2005),Check and Johnson (2005) and Gandini (2005). Perhaps, before discussing the predictive value of the spermchromatin structure assay (SCSA) test in assisted reproductivetechnologies, it would be useful to review the causes and typesof DNA damage found in human sperm and the different tests thatcan be used to assess this damage. DNA damage in sperm can affect both mitochondrial and nuclearDNA and can be induced by five main mechanisms: (i) apoptosisduring the process of spermatogenesis; (ii) DNA strand     

Assessment of ovarian reserve - should we perform tests of ovarian reserve routinely?

Sir, We read with much interest the article by Abha Maheshwari etal. (2006), in which they examined the predictive power     

Introduction to the Special Issue: Training in Pediatric Psychology

When pediatric psychology began as a field of study nearly 35years ago, issues related to training clinical psychologiststo practice dominated the field (Tuma, 1975, 1980, 1982; Tuma & Grabert, 1983). At inception, the field's constructsand terms needed to be explicated. Investigation then proceeds,and the specialty becomes science. The Society of PediatricPsychology (SPP), formed in 1967, led to the Journal of PediatricPsychology, first published in 1975, which now showcases our science as the prototype for scientific inquiry in pediatricpsychology. The Handbook of Pediatric Psychology defines thefield as it was in the late 1980s (Routh, 1988) and in themid-1990s (Roberts, 1995). In the early 1980s, informationabout the field of pediatric psychology appeared in textbooks (Drotar, Benjamin, Chwast, Litt, & Vajner,     

Reply: A study of finger lengths, semen quality and sex hormones in 360 young men from the general Danish population

Sir, We thank Drs Voracek and Dressler for their interest in ourpublication ‘A study of finger lengths, semen qualityand sex hormones in 360 young men from the general Danish population’(Bang et al., 2005). We agree that our findings are interesting.It is somewhat peculiar that the average second to fourth digitratio (2D:4D) found in the Danish men is higher than that