Endocrine Abstracts

Department of Growth and Reproduction, Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, DenmarkHuman birth rates are decreasing in industrial countries and are now far below levels, where our populations can be sustained. Although some socio-economic analyses suggest that the trends are due to behavioral changes, adverse health factors may also be at play. In Europe, we have epidemics of infertility resulting in increasing need for assisted reproduction. In Den...