Abstract
This review deals with some of the most controversial problems in the field of immunologic infertility and antisperm antibodies (ASA) in humans: (a) sperm antigens and their identification; (b) the aetiopathogenesis of the immune reaction and the biological effects of ASA; (c) laboratory tests set up for ASA detection, and (d) the therapy for immunologic infertility both in vivo and in vitro.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
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Autoantibodies / immunology
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Autoantigens / immunology
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Autoimmune Diseases / diagnosis
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Autoimmune Diseases / immunology*
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Autoimmune Diseases / therapy
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Female
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Fertilization
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Genital Diseases, Male / complications
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Genital Diseases, Male / immunology
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Genitalia, Male / immunology
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Humans
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Infertility, Male / diagnosis
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Infertility, Male / etiology
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Infertility, Male / immunology*
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Infertility, Male / therapy
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Male
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Pregnancy
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Spermatozoa / immunology*
Substances
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Adrenal Cortex Hormones
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Autoantibodies
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Autoantigens