Influence of antiphospholipid antibodies on pregnancy outcome in women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer

American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-39

  Lee, Sa Ra ^a   Park, Eun Joo ^b   Kim, Sung Hoon ^a   Chae, Heedong ^a   Kim, Chung Hoon ^a   Kang, Byung Moon ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Abortion; Antiphospholipid antibodies; In vitro fertilization and embryo transfer outcome

Indexed keywords

CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; GONADORELIN AGONIST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT; PHOSPHOLIPID ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DELIVERY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVULATION INDUCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 33845481402     PISSN: 10467408     EISSN: 16000897     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0897.2006.00437.x     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Kutteh WH, Yetman DL, Chantilis SJ, Crain J: Effect of antiphospholipid antibodies in women undergoing in-vitro fertilization: Role of heparin and aspirin. Hum Reprod 1997; 12: 1171-1175.
2. Birkenfeld A, Mukaida T, Minichiello L, Jackson M, Kase NG, Yemini M: Incidence of autoimmune antibodies in failed embryo transfer cycles. Am J Reprod Immunol 1994; 31: 65-68.
3. Birdsall MA, Lockwood GM, Ledger WL, Johnson PM, Chamley LW: Antiphospholipid antibodies in women having in-vitro fertilization. Hum Reprod 1996; 11: 1185-1189.
4. Lockwood CJ, Romero R, Feinberg RF, Clyne LP, Coster B, Hobbins JC: The prevalence and biologic significance of lupus anticoagulant and anticardiolipin antibodies in a general obstetric population. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1989; 161: 369-373.
5. Pattison NS, Chamley LW, McKay EJ, Liggins GC, Butler WS: Antiphospholipid antibodies in pregnancy: Prevalence and clinical associations. Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1993; 100: 909-913.
6. Sher G, Feinman M, Zouves C, Kuttner G, Maassarani G, Salem R, Matzner W, Ching W, Chong P: High fecundity rates following in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer in antiphospholipid antibody seropositive women treated with heparin and aspirin. Hum Reprod 1994; 9: 2278-2283.
7. Denis AL, Guido M, Adler RD, Bergh PA, Brenner C, Scott RT, Jr: Antiphospholipid antibodies and pregnancy rates and outcome in in vitro fertilization patients. Fertil Steril 1997; 67: 1084-1090.
8. Kaider BD, Price DE, Roussev RG, Coulam CB: Antiphospholipid antibody prevalence in patients with IVF failure. Am J Reprod Immunol 1996; 35: 388-393.
9. Brandt JT, Barna LK, Triplett DA: Laboratory identification of lupus anticoagulants: Results of the Second International Workshop for Identification of Lupus Anticoagulants. On behalf of the Subcommittee on Lupus Anticoagulants/Antiphospholipid Antibodies of the ISTH. Thromb Haemost 1995; 74: 1597-1603.
10. Geva E, Amit A, Lerner-Geva L, Azem F, Yovel I, Lessing JB: Autoimmune disorders: Another possible cause for in-vitro fertilization and embryo transfer failure. Hum Reprod 1995; 10: 2560-2563.
11. Nip MM, Taylor PV, Rutherford AJ, Hancock KW: Autoantibodies and antisperm antibodies in sera and follicular fluids of infertile patients: Relation to reproductive outcome after in-vitro fertilization. Hum Reprod 1995; 10: 2564-2569.
12. McIntyre JA: Antiphospholipid antibodies in implantation failures. Am J Reprod Immunol 2003; 49: 221-229.
13. Kowalik A, Vichnin M, Liu HC, Branch W, Berkeley AS: Midfollicular anticardiolipin and antiphosphatidylserine antibody titers do not correlate with in vitro fertilization outcome. Fertil Steril 1997; 68: 298-304.
14. Kim CH, Chae HD, Kang BM, Chang YS: Influence of antithyroid antibodies in euthyroid women on in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer outcome. Am J Reprod Immunol 1998; 40: 2-8.
15. LaBarera A, Miller MM, Ober C, Rebar RW: Autoimmune etiology in premature ovarian failure. Am J Reprod Immunol 1988; 16: 114-122.
16. Magero M, Zoli A, Altomonte L, Mirone L, Barini LSA, Scuder F: The association of silent thyroiditis and active systemic lupus erythematosus. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1992; 10: 67-70.
17. Geva E, Amit A, Lerner-Geva L, Lessing JB: Autoimmune and reproduction. Fertil Steril 1997; 67: 329-333.
18. De Carolis C, Greco E, Guarino MD, Perricone C, Dal Lago A, Giacomelli R, Fontana L, Perricone R: Anti-thyroid antibodies and antiphospholipid syndrome: Evidence of reduced fecundity and of poor pregnancy outcome in recurrent spontaneous aborters. Am J Reprod Immunol 2004; 52: 263-266.
19. Coulam CB, Kaider BD, Kaider AS, Janowicz P, Roussev RG: Antiphospholipid antibodies associated with implantation failure after IVF/ET. J Assist Reprod Genet 1997; 14: 603-608.
20. Shushan A, Schenker JG: Immunological factors in infertility. Am J Reprod Immunol 1992; 28: 285-287.
21. Balasch J, Font J: Antiphospholipid antibody testing in patients with pregnancy loss. Lupus 1994; 3: 429-431.
22. Rote NS: Antiphospholipid antibodies and recurrent pregnancy loss. Am J Reprod Immunol 1996; 35: 394-401.
23. Rote NS, Vogt E, DeVere G, Obringer AR, Ng AK: The role of placental trophoblast in the pathophysiology of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Am J Reprod Immunol 1998; 39: 125-136.
24. Gleicher N, Harlow L, Zilberstein M: Regulatory effect of antiphospholipid antibodies on signal transduction: A possible model for autoantibody-induced reproductive failure. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1992; 167: 637-642.
25. Khamashta MA, Hughes GR: ACP Broadsheet no 136: February 1993. Detection and importance of anticardiolipin antibodies. J Clin Pathol 1993; 46: 104-107.