Are Cotinine Assays of Value in Predicting Adverse Pregnancy Outcome?

THE VALUE OF IMMUNOLOGICAL TESTS IN PREDICTING PREGNANCY OUTCOME

In addition to ultrasonographic monitoring of folliculogenesis, urinary luteinizing hormone testing, luteal phase endometrial biopsy, serum antiphospholipid antibodies, etc., immunologic tests are recently being used to evaluate reproductive disorders. In this study, sharing of HLA-A, B, C and DR antigens and the presence of antipaternal cytotoxic antibody (APCA) was assessed using microcyt...

The Value of Reporting Decreased or Absent Fetal Movements by Mothers in Predicting the Pregnancy Outcome

the value of immunological tests in predicting pregnancy outcome

in addition to ultrasonographic monitoring of folliculogenesis, urinary luteinizing hormone testing, luteal phase endometrial biopsy, serum antiphospholipid antibodies, etc., immunologic tests are recently being used to evaluate reproductive disorders. in this study, sharing of hla-a, b, c and dr antigens and the presence of antipaternal cytotoxic antibody (apca) was assessed using microcytotox...

Evaluation of Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time in Women with Adverse Outcome of Pregnancy

Adverse outcome of pregnancy is a potentially dangerous complication of conception and affects 15-20% of pregnancies. According to recent studies increased level of blood antiphospholipids antibodies, if accompanied by predisposing factors, can be an adverse event in human pregnancy. The aim of the present study was to compare the maternal serum levels of anticardiolipin and antiphosphatidyl se...

Thrombophilias and adverse pregnancy outcome.

Mousa and Alfirevic (2000) recently reported on the relationship between histological placental lesions and throm-bophilia status in women with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Their results are interesting (with apparently thorough thrombophilia testing performed), but their conclusion, that the results do not support an association between thrombophilias and adverse pregnancy outcome, is misleadin...