Immunology Of Reproduction Flashcards
1
Q
Why in women, sperm can provoke?
A
Sperm is foreign in women
2
Q
Why sperm provokes immune reaction in men?
A
Sperms begins after puberty where the person learns self from foreign —> before autoimmune occurs
3
Q
What are definitive causes of infertility?
A
- Anti-sperm antibodies
2. Anti-ovarian antibodies
4
Q
What are the possible causes f infertility?
A
- Endometrial antibodies
- Zona pellucida antibodies
- Phospholipids antibodies
5
Q
Talk about anti-sperm antibodies ASA
A
- Sperm can immunologic in women
- Men and women can make anti-sperm antibody
- anti-sperm antibodies mqy interfere with reproductive success
6
Q
Where the anti-sperm antibodies can be found?
A
- The blood
- Cervical mucosa
- other genital fluids
