Immunity, Autoimmunity, and Unexplained Infertility: Supporting Patients with Dysregulated Immune Function - Distance
This course will explore the connections between the immune system and infertility. Through understanding the physiology of the reproductive immune system, students will learn to identify when symptoms of immune dysregulation may be leading to infertility, which is often deemed unexplained in these cases. This course includes instruction on various aspects of immunology as they pertain to infertility and sub-fertility, including acute and chronic infection, autoimmune diseases, endometriosis and SARS -Cov2.
- Goals and Objectives
- Understand the role of the immune system in human reproduction.
- Understand the role of the maternal immune system in implantation and pregnancy
- Have a general understanding of how common autoimmune diseases present and impact reproduction.
- Have a general understanding of how common autoimmune diseases present and impact reproduction.
- Learn specific strategies for prescribing herbs, supplements and nutrition protocols.