Several lines of evidence suggest that autoimmune mechanisms may influence the
reproductive life and fertility of both sexes, commonly manifesting as infertility or pregnancy …

On average, 10% of infertile couples have unexplained infertility. Auto-immune disease
(systemic lupus erythematosus, anti-phospholipid syndrome) accounts for a part of these …

Sixty percent of recurrent spontaneous abortions are unexplained. Antiphospholipid
syndrome is a multisystem disease with the predominant features of venous and arterial …

BACKGROUND Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) are a family of auto-antibodies that are
associated with an increased risk of recurrent miscarriage, intrauterine growth restriction and …

Recurrent pregnancy loss presents a vexing clinical problem primarily for medical
professionals treating patients in reproductive medicine and in maternal-fetal medicine …

BACKGROUND Autoimmune diseases may selectively affect women in their reproductive
years, and conversely, pregnancy may affect the expression of autoimmune disease. This …

OBJECTIVES:: To study the clinical characteristics at diagnosis and during follow-upof
patients with the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and to analyze the influence of treatment …

Objective. To review the role of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) in antiphospholipid
syndrome (APS). Methods. A literature search was carried out for the immunopathogenesis …

Many autoimmune diseases are chronic conditions that progress over the course of years,
and are characterized by the presence of autoantibodies that precede the overt disease by …

Problem: Antiphospholipid autoantibodies (aPL), antithyroid antibodies and anti‐extractable
nuclear antigens (anti‐ENA) have all been reported to be associated with recurrent …