[Age-related changes in the indicators of immunological homeostasis in women with intact menstrual rhythm]

Immune status was evaluated with respect to reproductive capacity in 57 apparently normal female volunteers, aged 27 to 50 years, with intact menstrual pattern. The most valuable immune parameters, and major patterns of their change throughout the cycle, such as periovulatory immunosuppression, were identified for women of reproductive age. Correlations between immune and endocrine parameters as well as age-related changes thereof are discussed.