Blog Posts in 2012

• Increased DHEA linked to Poor Decidualization Posted By Dr. Braverman - Dec 26 Dec

  A group in Washington recently published an article that links increased DHEA found in patients with PCOS with poor decidualization – the failure to properly prepare the endometrial lining for pregnancy. The article showed that high levels of ...

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• Grieving for the Lives Lost in Newtown, Connecticut Posted By Dr. Braverman - Dec 18 Dec

  Like everyone else in the country, I am in shock over the loss of the beautiful little children and the teachers who tried to protect them during the senseless shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. As a reproductive immunologist, I feel very close to the ...

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• GLUTEN FREE THIS THANKSGIVING - EAT & BE MERRY! Posted By Dr. Braverman - Nov 21 Nov

  At Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology we take celiac disease and gluten sensitivity very seriously in our treatment of recurrent pregnancy loss and infertility. A majority of the patients that we treat have gluten sensitivity and not celiac ...

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• PREGNANCY, AUTISM AND THE FLU Posted By Dr. Braverman - Nov 14 Nov

  The study released yesterday out of Denmark should not raise fear in women who are pregnant. The researchers followed mother's in Denmark and the nearly 97,000 children they had between 1997 and 2003. During the study, 976 children in the study ...

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• POOR TRANSITION TO UTERINE DECIDUAL CELLS AS A CAUSE OF RPL Posted By Dr. Braverman - Nov 12 Nov

  New studies show that many cases of Recurrent Pregnancy Loss (RPL) may be related to failure of the endometrial cells to properly change or "decidualize". It's this change in the cells that seems to bring about the production of many ...

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• TREATING TNF CAN CORRECT LUTEAL PHASE DEFECT Posted By Dr. Braverman - Nov 9 Nov

  Research has shown that TNF (the inflammatory chemical released by NK cells) activates a receptor on a very important cell in the immune system called a dendritic cell through a very special receptor called a CD40. It seems that this activates the ...

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• PCOS, INFLAMMATION, COAGULATION AND MISCARRIAGE Posted By Dr. Braverman - Nov 8 Nov

  Research has now shown that PCOS not only activates the endocrine system (i.e. high blood sugars, high LH, high male hormone levels, and high fasting insulin), but also the immune and coagulation systems. Activation of a key pathway called the NF-KB, ...

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• ANTI-PATERNAL HLA ANTIBODIES INCREASE RISKS FOR PRE-TERM LABOR & STILL BIRTHS Posted By Dr. Braverman - Oct 22 Oct

  The presence of anti-paternal HLA (human leukocyte antigens) antibodies in recent medical literature has been linked to increased risk for pre-term labor, Chorioamnionitis (an infection of the membranes - placental tissues - and amniotic fluid) and ...

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• Are There Risks to Intralipids? Posted By Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology - Oct 17 Oct

  Certainly with any medication there are risks, and the goal of any physician is to make sure that these risks are minimized and that the end result out-weighs the risks. With that said, at Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology we do offer ...

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• What is Intralipid Therapy & When Should it Be Used? Posted By Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology - Oct 15 Oct

  At Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology we have a patient forum on our website for Dr. Braverman to answer questions about infertility. One topic that's popping up a lot this month is the use of Intralipids, so now seems as good a time as ...

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• Treating Infertility with Diet Posted By Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology - Sep 28 Sep

  There are a number of diseases that present themselves as barriers to fertility. Polycystic ovary syndrome ( PCOS ), autoimmune diseases such as Lupus & MS, and Celiac disease are some of the more well known. Researchers are looking to find out ...

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• How Do We Treat Inflammatory Diseases in Pregnancy That Could be Linked to Autism? Posted By Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology - Sep 26 Sep

  This month there has been a lot of focus on inflammatory diseases during pregnancy and the possibility that they are linked to autism. What does this mean for you if you have an inflammatory disease such as Lupus, Multiple Sclerosis, Rheumatoid ...

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• Elevated Cytokines Must be Treated Posted By Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology - Sep 20 Sep

  I am addressing this question, particularly because of all the discussion on the blogosphere in response to The New York Times article on August 29th by Moises Velasquez-Manoff, "An Immune Disorder at the Root of Autism". Braverman IVF ...

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• New Sloane Kettering Study & TReg Involvement Posted By Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology - Sep 13 Sep

  A new study out of Sloan Kettering Hospital in NYC has shown that Regulatory T cells (Tregs) that are produced by mammals (humans), outside of the thymus, may have as their primary purpose assisting the implantation of the mammalian placenta. Defects ...

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• Update on LAD Testing (Leukocyte Antibody Detection) Posted By Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology - Sep 11 Sep

  Here at Braverman IVF & Reproductive Immunology we are now doing Luminex anti-hla testing for all patients with a positive (greater than 30%) LAD test to identify which HLA antibodies are reacting with the husband's white blood cells. As ...

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