Reproductive Immunology: Open Access

Ischemia Modified Albumin as an Antioxidant: Maternal Serum Levels in IVF Pregnancies

In vitro fertilization (IVF) being an artificial method for conceiving may cause some co-morbidity on the on-going pregnancy after an infertile period. Assisted fertilization outside the reproductive tract and implantation via artificial methods may cause something go different from natural conceptions. This study, to the best of our knowledge, is the first one in this field searching the oxidative status of IVF pregnancies with respect to the infertility causes. Because the infertility itself and the artificial processes of implantation in IVF may cause oxidative stress in the proceeding pregnancy, we expected an imbalanced oxidation in favour of an increased IMA levels in low-risk IVF pregnancies of third trimester, but the results were not so. Conceiving via IVF because of unexplained or DOR seem not to have detrimental effects on the oxidation.

Author(s):

Ozlem Gun-eryilmaz

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