Immunology of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss provides doctors and immunologists with the information they need to help couples who experience recurrent pregnancy losses. Sections cover unexplained infertility, repeated in vitro fertilization, embryo transfer failures, history of second or third trimester pregnancy losses of unknown cause, or pregnancy with a history of or active autoimmune and/or alloimmune disease. Reproductive failure (RF), including recurrent pregnancy losses (RPL) and repeated implantation failures (RIF) is rather a syndrome than a disease caused by multiple etiologies, such as anatomical, endocrine, genetic, infectious, immunological, thrombotic and unexplained etiologies, hence this book strives to present the latest information. In 27 chapters, divided in 5 sections, the book introduces the current update of reproductive immunology topics in RF and provides systematic diagnostic guidelines, systemic and immune etiologies and therapeutic approaches.

About the Author
Joanne Kwak-Kim Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Vernon Hills, IL, USA Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, USA Corresponding author at: Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 830 West End Court, Suite 400, Vernon Hills, IL, 60061, USA. Fax: +?1 847 327 6129 Dr. Kwak has the highest scholarly output on this subject. A pioneer in the field of Reproductive Immunology, Dr. Kwak-Kim has devoted more than 25 years of her career to Reproductive Immunology research and continues to do so. She is focusing her research on unravelling the role of the immune system in pregnancy and pregnancy loss and developing treatment plans that help women maintain successful pregnancies. While attempting pregnancy, Dr Kwak-Kim and her staff co-manage patients along with their reproductive endocrinologist or primary gynaecologist. Once pregnancy occurs, co-management continues with their obstetricians or high-risk obstetricians.


Book Information
ISBN 9780323908054
Author Joanna Kwak-Kim
Format Paperback
Page Count 456
Imprint Academic Press Inc
Publisher Elsevier Science & Technology
Weight(grams) 930g