Is Your Body Baby-Friendly?: Unexplained Infertility, Miscarriage & IVF Failure - Explained and Treated

This book explains how the immune system can behave in a way that prevents a pregnancy from continuing. High levels of Natural Killer cells, genetic compatibility between partners and blood clotting problems are all significant causes of reproductive failure. Autoimmunity (both inherited or environmentally triggered) are a major reason for the increase in infertility and miscarriage today. This book also explains why such disorders are not just devastating to a pregnancy and can also be markers of potentially serious health problems in the mother. This text includes contributions from Professor David Clark, Dr Carolyn Coulam, Dr William Matzner and Dr Geoffrey Sher. Written by an author who has worked with more than 7,000 couples, this work reveals that women who have experienced difficulty conceiving or multiple miscarriages may be suffering from treatable dysfunctions of their immune systems. It explains how chemical therapy can temporarily regulate immune responses that unleash natural killer cells. Book annotation not available for this Is Your Body Baby-friendly? Beer, Alan E., M.D./ Kantecki, Julia Jane/ Reed, Jane Independent Pub GroupPublication 2006/10/28Number of 483Binding PAPERBACKLibrary of "What to do when your immune system says "no" to pregnancy. Tests and treatments to help you conceive and carry to term."--Cover