Predictors of subsequent preterm birth and being identified and evaluated. The roles of Trichomonas vaginalis and Chlamydia trachomatis in preterm birth are being examined. Delineation of the immune response to sexual intercourse. Production of individual cytokines and heat shock proteins in cervical cells following sexual intercourse in women using different forms of contraception is being evaluated. Similarly, the effect of semen on the capacity of various cultured cells to produce cytokines and heat shock protein in vitro is being tested.
T lymphocytes in the male and female reproductive tracts.
Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in amniotic fluid and characterization of factors associated with perinatal transmission of this organism. S.S. Immune pathogenesis of asymptomatic Chlamydia trachomatis infections in the female genital tract. Weill Medical College of Cornell University. All rights reserved.