Reproductive immunology: Immunity's pregnant pause.
H Pearson - Nature, 2002 - go.gale.com
H Pearson
Nature, 2002•go.gale.comIn 1989, a young British woman had her ninth consecutive miscarriage. Her marriage broke
down shortly afterwards. But within months of finding a new partner, she had conceived
again and the pregnancy went without a hitch. Her daughter is now a healthy and lively nine-
year-old.Reproductive immunologists suspect that the woman's immune system took offence
at her first choice of partner--over-reacting to tissues carrying his genes and expelling the
fetuses he fathered. According to some experts, infertility, recurrent miscarriage, premature …
down shortly afterwards. But within months of finding a new partner, she had conceived
again and the pregnancy went without a hitch. Her daughter is now a healthy and lively nine-
year-old.Reproductive immunologists suspect that the woman's immune system took offence
at her first choice of partner--over-reacting to tissues carrying his genes and expelling the
fetuses he fathered. According to some experts, infertility, recurrent miscarriage, premature …
In 1989, a young British woman had her ninth consecutive miscarriage. Her marriage broke down shortly afterwards. But within months of finding a new partner, she had conceived again and the pregnancy went without a hitch. Her daughter is now a healthy and lively nine-year-old.
Reproductive immunologists suspect that the woman's immune system took offence at her first choice of partner--over-reacting to tissues carrying his genes and expelling the fetuses he fathered. According to some experts, infertility, recurrent miscarriage, premature delivery and a dangerous complication of pregnancy called pre-eclampsia may all, in some cases, be linked to immunological abnormalities.
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