Fertility and sterility
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To examine the relationship between insurance mandates and the utilization and outcomes of assisted reproductive technologies (ART). ⋯ Comprehensive insurance mandates are associated with greater utilization of ART and lower rates of births per cycle and multiple births per ART birth. Whether the differences in outcomes are due to differences in embryo transfer practices or to patient characteristics is unclear.
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Fertility and sterility · Jan 2008
Decreased human leukocyte antigen-DR expression in the lipid raft by peritoneal macrophages from women with endometriosis.
To investigate the macrophage response in endometriosis by determining the expression and localization of human leukocyte antigen (HLA)-ABC and HLA-DR by the peritoneal fluid (PF) macrophages and PF concentrations of interferon (IFN)-gamma that regulate HLA expression. ⋯ In women with endometriosis, low HLA expression and particularly reduced HLA-DR in the lipid raft may be influenced by low IFN-gamma and may compromise antigen presentation, limiting the immune response to peritoneal cavity antigens such as implanted or metaplastic endometrial tissue.