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The role of both uterine natural killer cells uNK (cells) and peripheral blood natural killer cells remains controversial. A recent paper in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology highlights the lack of uniformity in establishing normal ranges. Treatments available include intravenous haemoglobin or useful glucocorticoids such as Prednisolone. The results from glucocorticoids are at […] Read more
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Corticosteroid therapy in IVF
Immune suppressant steroids such as Prednisone have been used for patients with multiple miscarriages and with repeated I.V.F. failures. An article by Robertson in Human Reproduction, September 2nd 2016, surveys a role of steroids in assisted reproduction. While steroids may be of value in patients with immunological problems, there would seem very little evidence to […] Read more
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Risk Factors for Miscarriage
A recent Danish study of nearly 100,000 pregnancies has found that as many as 25% of miscarriages might be prevented if associated risk factors were reduced to low levels. These factors include having pregnancies before the age of 30 rather than later. Being overweight or very underweight, alcohol consumption and lifting of more than 20 […] Read more