There are five categories of immune problems that can cause pregnancy loss, IVF failures and infertility. Category 1 is the least severe, while Category 5 is the most severe. The following documents, tables and figures explain the immune problems of categories 1 - 5, and are an introduction to the treatments involved and the success rates of parenthood.
Every couple is screened for all five categories of immune problems.
Please have these documents available to you during your consultation so that your specific problem may be more clearly explained to you. If you do not already have the Adobe Acrobat Reader, you may download it from the Adobe Web site . Copyright 1998-2000 Finch University of Health Science, Chicago Medical School.