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Human Reproduction, Vol. 15, No. 2, 231-233, February 2000
© 2000 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology

Debates Continued

Antisperm antibodies: Use of the mixed agglutination reaction (MAR) test using latex beads

A. Mahmoud and F. Comhaire1

Department of Internal Medicine, State University Hospital, 185 De Pintelaan, B-9000 Gent, Belgium

The purpose of a debate contribution is to stir up controversy and discussion, and a recent paper (Helmerhorst et al., 1999Go) has done exactly that. However, aside from several criticisms already highlighted (Bronson, 1999Go), it seems that the viewpoint of Helmerhorst et al. (1999) is biased, among other things by the selection of references.

Both Helmerhorst et al. (1999) and Bronson (1999) fail to mention the mixed agglutination reaction (MAR) test using latex beads instead of red blood cells (SpermMar test; Fertipro, Beernem, Belgium); (Jager et al., 1978Go; Vermeulen and Comhaire, 1983Go). In contrast to the polyacrylamide beads used in the immunobead test (MacMillan and Baker, 1987Go), the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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