Medical Immunology, Sixth Edition

With an abundance of illustrations, diagrams, and algorithms for a reader-friendly review of critical material, this Sixth Edition is fully updated and revised to clearly update and explore current diagnostic and clinical applications of immunology, as well as strategies for the modulation of immune response and the treatment of hypersensitivity, autoimmune response, and immune deficiency conditions. Organized into four sections that review clinical applications, methodological advances, immunological diseases, and cutting edge interventions, this guide leads readers through state-of-the-sciences technologies and demonstrates their implementation in day-to-day clinical practice.

Immune Infertility: The Impact of Immune Reactions on Human Infertility

This comprehensive overview of immune reactions inducing fertility disorders in both sexes first describes the nature and the function of sperm antigens which are capable to induce immune infertility as well as the methods to analyse and characterize these antigens. Secondly, the nature, the origin and induction of antisperm antibodies (ASA) in both sexes and the role of reproductive organs and their interaction with the immune system will be discussed. A large section of the book, which is most important for clinicians working in reproductive medicine, deals with the clinical impact of the immune reaction in reproductive medicine, including the methods of determination and the treatment in immune infertility. Closely related to immune infertility is the development of immune contraceptives which is also discussed.