Antiphospholipid antibody

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome and Pregnancy
Phospholipid Antibody Syndrome Affecting Fertility?
Low Progesterone Count ...

Approximately 80% of patients who have an antiphospholipid antibody problem will test positive for anticardiolipin antibodies, but the remaining 20% will test positive for one of the other six antiphospholipid antibodies.

Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome
Antiphospholipid Syndrome
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Antithrombin III Deficiency
Antitrypsin Deficiency
Antley Bixler Syndrome
Anxiety Attack
Anxiety/Panic Disorders
Aorta Arch Syndrome ...

Testing your blood for antibodies to check for antiphospholipid antibody syndrome.
Using a karyotype to test your blood for parental chromosome abnormalities.
Testing hormone levels to check for polycystic ovary syndrome.

Empson M, Lassere M, Craig JC, et al. 2002. Recurrent pregnancy loss with antiphospholipid antibody: a systematic review of therapeutic trials. Obstetrics and Gynecology 99(1):135-44 ...

autoimmune diseases (conditions such as lupus erythematosus in which the body makes antibodies against one's own normal body chemicals; other autoimmune problems include antiphospholipid antibody syndrome) ...

Hormonal imbalances in the mother’s body causing polycystic ovary syndrome, blood clotting disorders called antiphospholipid antibody syndrome and chromosome abnormalities in either one or both parents can also lead to miscarriages.

Elevated antiphospholipid antibody titers and adverse pregnancy outcomes: analysis of a population-based hospital dataset.
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 9: 11. [Abstract] [Full-text] ...

See also: Antibody, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Hormone, Vagina