Patient's question:
I have been married for many years, and my husband and I have been actively trying to conceive, but we have never received any good news. We are very anxious. If you have immunological infertility, how can it be treated to improve?Doctor's answer:
The human immune system has the ability to distinguish between its own tissues and foreign substances. However, some tissues cannot be recognized by the system due to certain barriers. For example, sperm and blood circulation are separated, never encountering lymphocytes, and thus do not trigger autoimmune reactions again. If the reproductive tract is damaged or inflamed again, causing sperm to meet blood, autoimmune reactions may occur again. Approximately 5% to 10% of infertile men have sperm agglutinating antibodies and sperm immobilizing antibodies in their blood and semen, causing sperm to clump together and become immobile, leading to infertility. For women, although sperm are foreign substances, they do not produce antisperm antibodies. However, if the female reproductive tract is inflamed or damaged again, antibodies will also be produced in serum and cervical mucus, obstructing sperm from passing through the cervix, thus causing infertility.