Patient's question:
I've been divorced for three years and haven't been able to get pregnant. I had many detailed examinations, including ultrasounds, urine tests, and tubal iodine contrast examinations, but no problems were found. My husband's semen is normal, and his chromosomes are also normal. The doctor finally recommended that we do an infertility autoimmune examination.Doctor's answer:
The diagnostic criteria for immunological infertility include: (1) infertility period of less than 3 years; (2) exclusion of other causes of infertility; (3) reliable testing methods confirming the presence of anti-fertility antibodies in the body; (4) in vitro tests confirming that anti-fertility autoimmune reactions affect the fusion of human sperm and eggs. Among the above 4 criteria, meeting the first 3 can lead to a clinical diagnosis of immunological infertility, and meeting all 4 criteria guarantees a definitive clinical diagnosis. Under normal sexual conditions, if the body spontaneously develops autoimmune reactions at any stage of the perinatal process, leading to delayed delivery by more than two years, it is termed immunological infertility. Immunological infertility can be broadly or narrowly defined. Broadly,