Research Article
Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Women Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization Treatment: Clinical Value of IgA Anti-β2glycoprotein I Antibodies Determination
Table 2
Description of aPL positive patients (
) in IVF treated population.
| Women’s age
(years) | IVF indication | IVF attempts | pregnancies | Pregnancy outcome | aPL | a2GPI
IgA | aCL
IgG |
| | 30 | Unexplained infertility | 3 | 0 | | + | − | − |
| | 31 | Mixed infertility | 3 | 0 | | + | − | − |
| | 39 | Unilateral tubal obstruction | 4 | 3 (sp) | Early miscarriages | + | + | − |
| | 33 | Female infertility | 2 | 2 (sp) | Early miscarriages | + | + | − |
| | 30 | Mixed infertility | 2 | 1 (IVF) | Early miscarriage | + | + | − |
| | 36 | Mixed infertility | 6 | 2 (IVF) | 1 premature delivery and 1 fetal death in utero (preeclampsia during these 2 pregnancies) | + | + | − |
| | 37 | Male infertility | 5 | 1 (IVF) | Fetal death in utero (venous thrombosis of umbilical cord) | + | + | − |
| | 33 | Mixed infertility | 4 | 1 (sp) | Early miscarriage | + | − | + |
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sp: spontaneous pregnancy, IVF: pregnancy after IVF cycle.
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