Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation Changes the Prevalence of Serum Autoantibodies in In Vitro Fertilization Patients

Problem Autoimmune mechanisms are involved in etiology of female infertility, the medical problem frequently treated by in vitro fertilization (IVF). Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) with supraphysiological levels of sex hormones is achieved by IVF. Methods of study Anti‐human‐ovary and eight common autoantibodies [nuclear (ANA‐H, ANA‐R on human HEp‐2 cell line and rodent antigen, respectively), smooth muscle (SMA), parietal cell,...