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.

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Nepomnaschy, PA, Sheiner, E, Mastorakos, G & Arck, PC 2007, 'Stress, immune function, and women's reproduction', ANN NY ACAD SCI, Jg. 1113, S. 350-64. https://doi.org/10.1196/annals.1391.028

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title = "Stress, immune function, and women's reproduction",
abstract = "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.",
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author = "Nepomnaschy, {Pablo A} and Eyal Sheiner and George Mastorakos and Arck, {Petra C}",
year = "2007",
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language = "English",
volume = "1113",
pages = "350--64",
journal = "ANN NY ACAD SCI",
issn = "0077-8923",
publisher = "Wiley-Blackwell",

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AU - Nepomnaschy, Pablo A

AU - Sheiner, Eyal

AU - Mastorakos, George

AU - Arck, Petra C

PY - 2007/10

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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

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SP - 350

EP - 364

JO - ANN NY ACAD SCI

JF - ANN NY ACAD SCI

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