Prospective study showing that antisperm antibodies are not associated with pregnancy losses**Supported by a contract with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland.
Simpson J, Carson S, Mills J, Conley M, Aarons J, Holmes L, Jovanovic-Peterson L, Knopp R, Metzger B. Prospective study showing that antisperm antibodies are not associated with pregnancy losses**Supported by a contract with the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Fertility And Sterility 1996, 66: 36-42. PMID: 8752608, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)58384-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIgM antisperm antibodiesAntisperm antibodiesPregnancy lossIgA antisperm antibodiesNondiabetic womenPregnancy outcomesPositive findingsFirst trimester pregnancy lossTrimester pregnancy lossFirst-trimester serumIndirect immunobead testNational InstituteOnly positive findingDay of conceptionMaternal serumClinical statusProspective studyImmunobead testLiveborn infantsProspective dataChild healthPositive testIgM bindingRegional bindingLocation of antibody