This is a 7 page paper.  All correspondence and requests for reprints should be sent to: Dr Evangelia Chamandari, Pediatric & Reproductive Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, 10 Center Drive, Building 10, Suite 9D42, Bethesda, MD20892-1583 - e-mail charmane@mail.nih.gov.  I am not sure how to e-mail this paper but maybe Dr Charmandari will be able to do so.  I will as promised post the response I receive back regarding my queries on the paper.