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The Male Role in Pregnancy Loss and Embryo Implantation Failure pp 159–169Cite as

Role of Seminal Plasma in Human Female Reproductive Failure: Immunomodulation, Inflammation, and Infections

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Part of the book series: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology ((AEMB,volume 868))

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Human seminal plasma contains factors that can regulate the female immune system and potentially promote reproductive fitness. Adverse effects on fertility and pregnancy may occur when seminal plasma provides insufficient, excessive, or altered signals or when the female partner is incapable of receiving these signals.

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Supported by NIH grant U19AI096398 (DJA).

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  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Suite 516, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Deborah J. Anderson Ph.D. & Joseph A. Politch Ph.D.

  2. Department of Microbiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Suite 516, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Deborah J. Anderson Ph.D.

  3. Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 670 Albany Street, Suite 516, Boston, MA, 02118, USA

    Deborah J. Anderson Ph.D.

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Anderson, D.J., Politch, J.A. (2015). Role of Seminal Plasma in Human Female Reproductive Failure: Immunomodulation, Inflammation, and Infections. In: Bronson, R. (eds) The Male Role in Pregnancy Loss and Embryo Implantation Failure. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 868. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-18881-2_7

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