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Autoantibodies and Prediction of Reproductive Failure

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 2006
Problem  To determine which autoantibodies are associated with reproductive failure.Method of study  Sera from 269 patients with autoimmune disease and/or reproductive failure were analyzed for anti‐phospholipid (aPL), anti‐annexin‐V, anti‐lactoferrin, anti‐thyroglobulin, anti‐thyroid peroxidase, anti‐prothrombin, anti‐nuclear, and anti‐saccharomycetes
SHOENFELD Y, CARP HJ, MOLINA V, BLANK M, CERVERA R, BALASCH J, TINCANI, Angela, FADEN D, LOJACONO, Andrea, DORIA A, KONOVA E, MERONI PL   +11 more
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Failures of reproduction: problematising ‘success’ in assisted reproductive technology

Nursing Inquiry, 2007
This paper scrutinises the many ways in which ‘success’ is portrayed in representing assisted reproductive technology (ART) services and illuminates how these definitions differ from those held by participant couples. A qualitative approach informed by feminist perspectives guided this study and aimed to problematise the concept of ‘success’ by ...
Kathleen, Peters, Debra, Jackson, Trudy, Rudge   +2 more
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Immune checkpoint inhibitors and reproductive failures

Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 2023
The human conceptus is a semi-allograft, which is antigenically foreign to the mother. Hence, the implantation process needs mechanisms to prevent allograft rejection during successful pregnancy. Immune checkpoints are a group of inhibitory pathways expressed on the surface of various immune cells in the form of ligand receptors.
Zeyang, Chen, Jinxia, Huang, Joanne, Kwak-Kim, Wenjuan, Wang   +3 more
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Stress and reproductive failure

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology, 1989
Abstract A number of authors have suggested that psychological stress factors may be responsible for some cases of unexplained infertility. This article explores the available evidence examining the link between psychological stress, prolactin levels and failure to conceive in such cases.
Robert J. Edelmann, Susan Golombok
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Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Reproductive Failure

2005
Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) are characterized as heterogeneous and nonspecific autoantibodies directed against cardiolipin, ph-serine, ph-inositol, ph-acid, ph-glycerol, ph-choline, annexin V, and co-actor Beta2-glycoprotein I. aPLs occur during various autoimmune diseases, infectious diseases, neurological and kidney diseases, transplant loss ...
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Reproductive Failure after Oomiphene Induced Ovulation

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1973
Summary: In a group of infertile patients with oligo‐ovulatory and anovu‐latory menstruation, pregnancy is frequently achieved by the use of placebo or cyclic hormone treatment. In those not responding to such treatment, clomiphene citrate appears to be relatively ineffective in achieving pregnancy.
J F, Correy, F C, Schokman
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Reproductive Failure and Wastage

1980
We are all well aware of imperfections and wastage in the human reproductive process such as the pregnancy which ends in a miscarriage or a stillbirth and that tragically embodied in the child who suffers a major deformity or permanent handicap.
D. J. Begley, J. A. Firth, J. R. S. Hoult   +2 more
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Natural killer cells and reproductive failure

Current Opinion in Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2005
The purpose of this review is to provide an update of what is known about the role of natural killer cells in reproduction.In humans, natural killer cells are present in abundance in the uterus and appear to play an important role in early pregnancy. Women with reproductive failure have been shown to have higher levels of natural killer cell numbers ...
Anne S Devi, Wold, Aydin, Arici
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Coffee Consumption, Birthweight, and Reproductive Failures

Epidemiology, 1991
We studied the effect of coffee consumption on birthweight, preterm births, and congenital malformations. From April 1985 to April 1987, 11,858 pregnant women out of 13,815 in two Danish cities responded to a mailed questionnaire on eating and drinking habits during pregnancy. Data on pregnancy outcomes were recorded from medical files. Maternal coffee
J, Olsen, K, Overvad, G, Frische
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Stress-related reproductive failure

Journal of In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer, 1991
E R, Barnea, J, Tal
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