Immunology of Reproduction

This comprehensive review describes the latest developments in reproductive immunology. The main focus is on the broad areas of infertility, pregnancy loss, and immunocontraception. Specific topics covered within infertility include the significance of antisperm antibodies and the sperm antigens involved, cell-mediated immunity, pathogenesis of endometriosis, and reproductive immunology of HIV infection. The section on pregnancy loss describes the role that immunology plays during pregnancy, both in foetal survival as well as in foetal demise.