Preconceptional counseling as well as well-coordinated medical and obstetric care is essential for improving the outcomes of pregnancy in patients suffering from autoimmune diseases. The ...

Thyroid diseases affect up to 5% of all pregnancies ... is to achieve euthyroidism quickly and maintain it throughout pregnancy. Autoimmune thyroiditis and isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia ...

In a recent review published in BMC Medicine, researchers analyzed systematic reviews conducted on the association between autoimmune diseases and pregnancy outcomes. Autoimmune diseases ...

A new blood test has potential to identify a hard-to-predict but sometimes deadly pregnancy complication weeks before it ...

Autoimmune disease is controlled by host genes and the environment. Both can increase susceptibility to autoimmunity by affecting the overall reactivity and quality of the cells of the immune system.

On this Sexual and Reproductive Health Awareness Day learn how certain diseases impact sexual and reproductive health their ...

Bacteria in the gut have been implicated in autoimmune diseases, like lupus, that don't primarily affect the gastrointestinal ...

Credit: Getty Images Emerging evidence suggests that herbal supplements may carry risks for patients with autoimmune diseases, potentially exacerbating symptoms and triggering disease flares. The ...

Researchers discovered a previously unknown mechanism that may drive tissue damage and a new target for drug discovery.

The paper titled "Apex1 safeguards genomic stability to ensure a cytopathic T cell fate in autoimmune disease models," appeared recently in the Journal of Clinical Investigation. Xian C.