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What is reproductive immunology?

April 26, 2017immunology reproductive

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What is reproductive immunology?

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A. Woman’s immune system might react against sperm, preventing fertilization or against an embryo, which either stops the embryo from implanting or rejects the embryo early in pregnancy, resulting in a miscarriage.

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There has been much debate about the role of a natural part of the immune system in pregnancy, including some cells, known as ‘NK cells’, or ‘natural killer cells’ that help the body fight disease. Some medical professionals believe that a woman’s immune system can occasionally react against sperm, preventing fertilisation, or against an embryo, which either stops the embryo from implanting, or rejects the embryo early on in pregnancy, resulting in a miscarriage. For more information, see Reproductive immunology.