Recommendations regarding the genetic and immunological study of reproductive dysfunction
María Concepción Alonso-Cerezo1, Mercedes Calero Ruiz2, Venancio Chantada-Abal3
1Asociación Española de Biopatología Médica-Medicina de Laboratorio, Madrid, España; Genética Clínica, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Madrid, España.
Abstract:
In this article several members of diverse scientific associations and reproduction experts from Spain have updated different genetic and immunological procedure recommendations in couples affected by reproductive dysfunction with the goal of providing a set of useful guidelines for the clinic. The laboratory test has been considered as highly recommendable for making clinical decisions when the result of the diagnostic test is relevant, moderately recommendable when the results are of limited evidence because they are inconsistent, and low when the benefit of the test is uncertain. It is expected that these recommendations will provide some useful guidelines for the diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of couples presenting reproductive dysfunction.
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