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Autoimmune infertility treatment

For men the body due to the existence of autoimmune antibody highly concentrated due to the infertility, the treatment of the following methods can be tested:

(l) immunosuppressive therapy. The use of adrenocorticotropic hormone, according to the specific circumstances of a longer period of time with low-dose treatment, or the impact of high-dose treatment, sperm antibodies in the body to a certain degree of decline in the same room in order to increase the opportunities for conception.

(2) the collection of semen, sperm and then use a special washing liquid sperm antibodies attached to wash away the surface to carry out artificial insemination.

(3) the use of testosterone rebound therapy. According to the physiological characteristics of testosterone, large doses of testosterone, so the first spermatogenic epithelium inhibited, and then disable the testosterone, so that the lifting of seminiferous epithelium after the suppression of sperm to generate more, and this is testosterone rebound therapy. When the decrease in the number of sperm, the antibody titer also declined or disappeared, choose the number of anti-sperm antibodies after the jump has not been significantly higher when the same room, the opportunity to increase the pregnancy.

(4) If the consideration is due to autoimmune orchitis, epididymitis caused by inflammation, such as the need to play an active primary disease treatment.

Against women exists in vivo antibody-induced autoimmune infertility, sexual intercourse can be tested or condom cortex hormones at the same time taking immunosuppressant treatment.

Whether or taking immunosuppressant testosterone, have to be conducted under the guidance of the physician, not to blindly use, in order to avoid serious side effects.