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L Auge

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PubMed2000

Is the paternal mononuclear cells' immunization a successful treatment for recurrent spontaneous abortion?

PROBLEM: Alloimmunization as a treatment for recurrent spontaneous abortion (RSA) is still controversial due to the lack of enough controls to evaluate its effectiveness. The present study was conducted to compare the live birth rate in the presence or absence of immunotherapy. METHOD OF STUDY: Ninety-two women with RSA (79 primary [PA] and 13 secondary aborters[SA]) received immunotherapy. Thirty-seven RSA couples not receiving paternal alloimmunization, constituted the "control" group. RESULTS: The pregnancy rate in alloimmunized was 58 vs 46% in the control group. The live birth increased from 71% in the controls to 88% after immunotherapy. The alloimmunization induced mixed lymphocyte reaction blocking factors (MLR BFs) in 79% of women. However, they were also present in 83% of immunized women experiencing a new abortion. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that alloimmunization may be useful in the treatment of RSA.

Abortion, Habitual↗
PubMed1992

Salpingoscopy: systematic use in diagnostic laparoscopy.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the importance of salpingoscopy together with laparoscopy in the diagnosis of tubal pathology. DESIGN: Salpingoscopy was performed as a complementary method in patients who were subjected to diagnostic laparoscopy. The relationship between the salpingoscopy and (1) the patient's previous history of tubal disease and (2) laparoscopic diagnoses was evaluated. SETTING: Private patients referred to the Instituto de Fertilidad, Buenos Aires. PATIENTS, PARTICIPANTS: Forty-two patients undergoing a diagnostic laparoscopy during the evaluation of their fertility or as a follow-up of previous therapy. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Salpingoscopy was performed, using a colpomicrohysteroscope. We evaluated alterations in major and minor folds and their vascularization, the presence of microadhesions, and cellular nuclei dyed with methylene blue in the tubal lumen. RESULTS: Fifty percent of the patients who had no previous history of tubal disease presented with endosalpingeal alterations, and in 37% of the normal laparoscopies the salpinx had unilateral or bilateral salpingoscopic abnormalities. CONCLUSIONS: Salpingoscopy is a useful method to evaluate oviducts, before assuming their normality, and consideration of these women for assisted reproductive technology.

Abortion, Spontaneous↗