Patient's question:
What are the hazards of immunological infertility? How can it be treated well?Doctor's answer:
Experts from Shanghai Changjiang Hospital introduce the harmful manifestations of immunological infertility as follows:(1) Cytotoxic effects, mediated by complement, leading to the phagocytosis of sperm.
(2) Anti-sperm antibodies can interfere with sperm acquisition and acrosome reaction, affecting sperm motility.
(3) Anti-sperm antibodies binding to cervical mucus proteins can block sperm from penetrating cervical mucus.
(4) Anti-sperm antibodies can prevent the fusion of sperm and ova, causing complement-mediated