Title | Early Pregnancy Loss [electronic resource] : Mechanisms and Treatment / edited by Frank Sharp, Richard W. Beard |
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Imprint | London : Springer London, 1988 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-1658-5 |
Descript | XVIII, 442p. 80 illus. online resource |
Section 1 โ The Clinical Problem -- Clinical associations of recurrent miscarriage -- The epidemiology of repeated abortion -- Discussion -- A prospective study of spontaneous abortion -- Discussion -- Clinical and immunological significance of anti-phospholipid antibodies -- Discussion -- Section 2 โ Experimental Models of Early Pregnancy Failure -- Anatomical and immunological aspects of fetal death in the Mus musculus/Mus caroli model of pregnancy failure -- Discussion -- Genetic aspects of the CBA ร DBA/2 and B1O ร B10.A models of murine pregnancy failure and its prevention by lymphocyte immunisation -- Discussion -- Effects of feto-maternal major histocompatibility differences on litter size in pigs -- Discussion -- A non-genetic development defect in trophoblast formation in the horse: immunological aspects of a model of early abortion -- Discussion -- Section 3 โ Studies of the Normal and Failing Placenta in Early Pregnancy -- Placental pathology in spontaneous miscarriage -- Discussion -- Early human trophoblast -- Discussion -- The decidua in early pregnancy -- Discussion -- Early pregnancy failure: biochemical and biophysical assessment -- Discussion -- Haemostasis and fibrinolysis in human normal placentae: possible role in early pregnancy failure -- Discussion -- Section 4 โ Factors Which Maintain Pregnancy at and Immediately After Implantation -- Chairmanโs introductory remarks -- Antigen expression by cells of the conceptus before, during and after implantation -- Discussion -- Host immunoregulatory mechanisms and the success of the conceptus fertilised in vivo and in vitro -- Discussion -- Interplay of oestrogens, progesterone and polypeptide growth factors at about the time of implantation -- Discussion -- Prostaglandins and other non-steroidal mediators at and immediately after implantation -- Discussion -- Section 5 โ Genetic Causes of Early Pregnancy Failure -- Is there a t complex in man? -- Discussion -- Immunogenetic factors influencing the survival of the fetal allograft -- Discussion -- The cytogenetics of spontaneous abortion in humans -- Discussion -- The biology of trophoblastic disease: complete and partial hydatidiform moles -- Discussion -- Section 6 โ Techniques, Treatment Criteria and Outcome of Immunotherapy in Recurrent Abortion -- Chairmanโs introductory remarks -- Successes and failures of immunisation for recurrent spontaneous abortion -- Discussion -- Pregnancy outcome in couples with recurrent abortions following immunological evaluation and therapy -- Discussion -- Belgian experience with repeat immunisation in recurrent spontaneous abortions -- Discussion -- Immunotherapy in recurrent spontaneous abortion: who, how, outcome -- Discussion -- Human MHC antigens and paternal leucocyte injections in recurrent spontaneous abortions -- Discussion -- Trophoblast membrane infusion (TMI) in the treatment of recurrent spontaneous abortion -- Discussion -- Section 7 โ Other Methods of Treatment -- Use of cervical cerclage in patients with recurrent first trimester abortion -- Discussion -- Early recurrent pregnancy failure: treatment with human chorionic gonadotrophin -- Discussion -- Recurrent abortion: the role of psychotherapy -- Discussion