Perfect Combination
Reproductive Immunology Meets Lifestyle Medicine
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https://doi.org/10.70552/pjaai.26.1.18330Keywords:
lifestyle medicine, reproductive immunology, therapeutic lifestyleAbstract
Reproductive immunologists navigate the complex pathways of endothelial dysfunction, autoantibodies, oxidative stress, and cytokine networks to overcome recurrent pregnancy loss and implantation failure. However, a hopeful dimension is rapidly shifting from the sidelines to the center of reproductive medicine: Lifestyle Medicine.
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