Postmenopausal Pregnancy Via Oocyte Donor and Suspected Focal Placenta Accreta: A Case Report
Hajjar R, Cooper S, Elumalai N, Hussain H, Patrizio R, Sinno A, Ahmad A, Marbin S, Ruiz-Cordero R, Paidas M, Jayakumar A. Postmenopausal Pregnancy Via Oocyte Donor and Suspected Focal Placenta Accreta: A Case Report. Cureus 2024, 16: e62332. PMID: 38882221, PMCID: PMC11178238, DOI: 10.7759/cureus.62332.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFocal placenta accretaPlacenta accreta spectrumPlacenta accretaPostmenopausal womenSuperimposed pre-eclampsiaAdvanced maternal agePresence of inflammatory cellsChronic kidney injuryHigher prevalence of medical comorbiditiesIn vitro fertilizationPrevalence of medical comorbiditiesCongested blood vesselsAssisted reproductive technologyCesarean deliveryPlacenta previaUterine surgeryPlacental pathologyPre-eclampsiaChronic hypertensionPlacental healthPlacental homeostasisPlacental architectureChorionic villiMaternal ageKidney injuryAssessment of immune cells in the uterine fluid at the time of the embryo transfer
Strbo N, Rodriguez S, Padula L, Fisher E, Lyons A, Rodriguez C, Rivas K, Ibrahim M, Paidas M, Attia G. Assessment of immune cells in the uterine fluid at the time of the embryo transfer. American Journal Of Reproductive Immunology 2024, 91: e13842. PMID: 38650366, DOI: 10.1111/aji.13842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma delta T cellsFrozen embryo transferLower uterusAssisted reproductive technologyIn vitro fertilizationTransfer catheterT cellsEmbryo transferTime of implantationImmune milieuUpper uterusImmune cellsUltrasound guidanceExpression of CD4+ T cellsAssessment of immune cellsImprove IVF outcomesCD8+ T cellsCD4+ T cellsPopulation of T cellsComposition of immune cellsLower uterine segmentTime of embryo transferExpression of CD3+T regulatory cellsCD3+ cells