WOMENS-HEALTH Messages for May, 1997: Re: antiphospholipid antibodies

Re: antiphospholipid antibodies

From: MO (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 23 May 1997 10:09:52 -0500 (CDT)

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At Thu, 22 May 1997, Kelly wrote:

>Alloimmune refers to the body producing antibodies to "foreign" tissues
>-- like the fetus. In normal pregnancies, "blocking antibodies" are
>formed so the fetus is not rejected by the mother. One theory is that
>couples who share HLA antigens (basically, antigens on white blood
>cells) are more likely to not form blocking antibodies. One of the
>treatments (very contoversial) is to inject the mother with the father's
>WBCs.
>
>Hope this helps. This imunology stuff is soooooooo confusing,
>especially when the "experts" can't agree on what's useful and what's
>not.
>
>Good luck!

You are so right. Thank you!

Since we would be using donor sperm and donor ovum, I guess this one particular center we consulted couldn't try to convince us to do that (my husband's antibodies). In fact, they refused to work with our donor agency entirely (not sure why), but what I didn't like is they tried to convince me that I had an immune problem purely based on failure to get pregnant with my own eggs before and that I had had endometrosis. They sent tapes of testimonials from people successfully treated and outlined the WBC treatment as well as the other immune treatments (heparin and I forgot the name--used as well in miscarriages, a blood product). I think some of their treatments are now quite accepted but others may be "off the wall"@or they say every one of their patients is immune problem. They tried to convince us that only THEY could do immune treatment properly. What struck us is not that they are necessarily wrong but that they don't listen and don't consider that their hard sell is turning people like us off or making believers of some who will be disappointed later. Their money back offers are tempting, but we are suspicious. So we have settled for a doctor who will do immune treatment if needed but who will also work with a donor from our agency@and, most important, will listen to us, not preach to us.

Sorry to, how do you say it, to vent?

By the way, although I hear always that endometriosis is a problem, I recall once hearing that prior endometriosis or adhesion might actually help in some way. Am I imagining that?

Thank you for your help!!! >
>--
>Kelly Shanahan, MD, FACOG
>S. Lake Tahoe, CA
>
>note: Opinions here are for educational purposes only. This information is not intended to supplant the need for you to consult with your own physician. It cannot take the place of a face to face consultation and examination.
>

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