Menu Close

Pregnancy secret revealed

Immune cells are the secret to a fertile pregnancy according to University of Adelaide researchers.

Macrophages - white blood cells within tissues - are essential in the initial stages of pregnancy to produce the hormone progesterone to assist embryo implantation.

The findings will help to uncover new methods to treat female infertility and reduce miscarriages.

Read more at University of Adelaide

Want to write?

Write an article and join a growing community of more than 182,300 academics and researchers from 4,942 institutions.

Register now