Human Reproduction, Vol. 17, No. 6, 1669-1670,
June 2002
© 2002 European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology
Th1 and Th2 cytokine profiles in recurrent aborters may merely reflect the progesterone status
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School at Camden, Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Camden, New Jersey, 7447 Old York Road, Melrose Park, PA 19027, USA
Correspondence: E-mail: laurie@ccivf.com
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Dear Sir,
I read with interest the manuscript by Makhseed et al. (Makhseed et al., 2001
). They suggest recurrent aborters who subsequently have a normal delivery still have a greater Th1 cytokine bias than normal pregnant women, but have less of a Th1 bias than recurrent aborters who subsequently abort. They believe that their data