Immune Infertility The Impact of Immune Reactions on Human Infertility /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Krause, Walter K.H (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Naz, Rajesh K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2009.
• Θέματα: Medicine.; Immunology.; Dermatology.; General practice (Medicine).; Gynecology.; Reproductive medicine.; Urology.; Medicine & Public Health.; Reproductive Medicine.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

Infertility is defned as the inability to conceive after having unprotected intercourse for a year. Infertility is increasing worldwide and has various causes both in the male and the female partner. Immune reactions to sperm can contribute up to 2–30% of infertility. The sperm has both autoantigeni...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Sperm Antigens
• Proteomics of Human Spermatozoa
• Methods of Analysis of Sperm Antigens Related to Fertility
• Sperm Surface Proteomics
• Sperm Functions Influenced by Immune Reactions
• Antisperm Antibodies (ASA)
• The Immune Privilege of the Testis
• Immune Chemistry of ASA
• Sperm-Specific T Lymphocytes
• Site and Risk Factors of Antisperm Antibodies Production in the Male Population
• Biologic Substrates Containing ASA
• ASA in the Female
• Sperm-Immobilizing Antibody and Its Target Antigen (CD52)
• The Clinical Impact of Sperm Antibodies
• Male Autoimmune Infertility
• Tests for Sperm Antibodies
• Impact on Fertility Outcome
• Sperm Antibodies and Assisted Reproduction
• Treatment of Immune Infertility
• Immune Contraception
• Immunization with Sperm Antigens to Induce Contraception
• Immunocontraception in Wildlife Animals
• Experience from Clinical Trials with Fertility Control Vaccines.