1996
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
1995
Flow cytometry provides rapid and highly accurate detection of antisperm antibodies*†*Supported by a grant from the University of Tennessee Medical Group, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee.†Presented at the Conjoint Annual Meeting of The American Fertility Society and the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Montreal, Quebec, October 11 to 14, 1993.
Ke R, Dockter M, Majumdar G, Buster J, Carson S. Flow cytometry provides rapid and highly accurate detection of antisperm antibodies*†*Supported by a grant from the University of Tennessee Medical Group, Inc., Memphis, Tennessee.†Presented at the Conjoint Annual Meeting of The American Fertility Society and the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, Montreal, Quebec, October 11 to 14, 1993. Fertility And Sterility 1995, 63: 902-906. PMID: 7890080, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)57501-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIgM antisperm antibodiesAntisperm antibodiesFlow cytometryConjoint Annual MeetingSerum antisperm antibodiesAmerican Fertility SocietyDetection of IgGAntisperm antibody detectionStudy patientsCanadian FertilityAndrology SocietyFertility SocietyCytometry laboratoriesFertile menAntibody detectionMedical groupIgASerumCytometryAntibodiesTest seraNegative seraCurrent standardMenFluorescence intensity values
1989
Failure to demonstrate significant antisperm antibodies in peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis
Gentry W, Buster J, Schriock E, Carson S. Failure to demonstrate significant antisperm antibodies in peritoneal fluid of patients with endometriosis. Fertility And Sterility 1989, 52: 949-952. PMID: 2591573, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)53157-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntisperm antibodiesPeritoneal fluidSperm phagocytosisSerum autoimmune antibodiesInfertile controlsEndometriosis patientsImmunologic disordersAutoimmune antibodiesMild casesEndometriosisPatientsPeritoneal macrophagesMonthly fecundityAntibodiesPhagocytosisPossible increaseInfertilityDiseaseMacrophagesImmunobeads
1988
Antibody binding patterns in infertile males and females as detected by immunobead test, gel-agglutination test, and sperm immobilization test
Carson S, Reiher J, Scommegna A, Prins G. Antibody binding patterns in infertile males and females as detected by immunobead test, gel-agglutination test, and sperm immobilization test. Fertility And Sterility 1988, 49: 487-492. PMID: 3277868, DOI: 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)59778-7.Peer-Reviewed Original Research