Stress, immune function, and women's reproduction
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Stress, immune function, and women's reproduction. / Nepomnaschy, Pablo A; Sheiner, Eyal; Mastorakos, George; Arck, Petra C.
in: ANN NY ACAD SCI, Jahrgang 1113, 10.2007, S. 350-64.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Review › Forschung
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T1 - Stress, immune function, and women's reproduction
AU - Nepomnaschy, Pablo A
AU - Sheiner, Eyal
AU - Mastorakos, George
AU - Arck, Petra C
PY - 2007/10
Y1 - 2007/10
N2 - Only 23% of women will begin a successful pregnancy during the first menstrual cycle in their attempt to conceive. A large number of these failed reproductive attempts are attributed to a broad set of pathologies, but across studies an important proportion of unsuccessful cycles is consistently left unexplained. Stress has become a commonly cited factor when discussing unexplained reproductive failures. Early research on the effect of stress on reproduction was plagued with methodological problems and lacked a solid theoretical framework. However, recent experimental, clinical and population-based research provides new evidence and suggests novel biological mechanisms, which merit a fresh evaluation of the purported association. Here we briefly review the latest advancements in the study of the interplay between stress, the immune system and women's reproduction, discuss a proposed evolutionary origin for their relationship and examine the biological pathways that may mediate the connection between these three systems.
AB - Only 23% of women will begin a successful pregnancy during the first menstrual cycle in their attempt to conceive. A large number of these failed reproductive attempts are attributed to a broad set of pathologies, but across studies an important proportion of unsuccessful cycles is consistently left unexplained. Stress has become a commonly cited factor when discussing unexplained reproductive failures. Early research on the effect of stress on reproduction was plagued with methodological problems and lacked a solid theoretical framework. However, recent experimental, clinical and population-based research provides new evidence and suggests novel biological mechanisms, which merit a fresh evaluation of the purported association. Here we briefly review the latest advancements in the study of the interplay between stress, the immune system and women's reproduction, discuss a proposed evolutionary origin for their relationship and examine the biological pathways that may mediate the connection between these three systems.
KW - Female
KW - Humans
KW - Immune System/pathology
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Reproduction/immunology
KW - Stress, Physiological/immunology
U2 - 10.1196/annals.1391.028
DO - 10.1196/annals.1391.028
M3 - SCORING: Review article
C2 - 17978283
VL - 1113
SP - 350
EP - 364
JO - ANN NY ACAD SCI
JF - ANN NY ACAD SCI
SN - 0077-8923
ER -