Therapy of immunologic infertility.
Infertility afflicts 10-15% of the couples and the incidence is progressively increasing. There are many possible causes for infertility, but immunological factors are among the most recently proposed causes. Once have ascertained that couple's infertility problem is due to sperm antibodies, the next obvious step is to attempt some form of therapy. In this paper we review the various classic and up-to-date methods of management of immunologic infertility.
Dondero
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Laboratory of Seminology and Immunology of Reproduction 5th Medical Clinic, University of Rome, La Sapienza, Italy.
Lenzi
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Lombardo
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Gandini
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D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005307:Fertilization in Vitro; D015181:Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer; D006801:Humans; D007246:Infertility / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy*; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D008297:Male; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000276:immunology
D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones