Endocrine Abstracts

Synthetic C19 gestogens which are used in combination with testosterone as hormonal contraception in men bind to both the androgen and progesterone receptor. The relative contribution of these two components is unclear. In this study, we have compared the effect of a synthetic gestogen (desogestrel) with naturally occurring progesterone on the pattern of secretion of LH and FSH in healthy volunteers. Twenty men aged 18-40 were randomised to receive either progesterone (gestone...

There can be few mechanisms subject to more powerful evolutionary forces than ovulation. In all species the number of ovulatory follicles is carefully regulated to match the optimum number of offspring which can be successfully reared. In monovulatory species like the cow and our own it is essential that there is only a single ovulatory (Graafian) follicle if the disastrous consequences of multiple pregnancy are to be avoided. Folliculogenesis involves initial recruitment from...

David T Baird, Centre for Reproductive Biology, University of Edinburgh, UK AbstractDavid Baird was born in Glasgow in 1935 and was educated at Aberdeen Grammar School and the Universities of Aberdeen, Cambridge and Edinburgh. After graduating in medicine in 1959 he received clinical training in endocrinology, obstetrics and gynaecology in Edinburgh and London obtaining MRCP as well MRCOG. Between 1965 and 1968 he work...