Comparison of oxidative stress/DNA damage in semen and blood of fertile and infertile men.

Abnormal spermatozoa frequently display typical features of oxidative stress, i.e. excessive level of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and depleted antioxidant capacity.

Protein C, protein S, and thrombomodulin in amniotic fluid. A preliminary study.

Objectives: The main components of protein C anticoagulant system are protein C (PC), protein S (PS) and thrombomodulin (TM); the system plays a protective role in pregnancy, mainly because it prevents the utero-placental circulation from local thrombosis. It is unknown whether the protein C anticoagulant pathway exists in amniotic fluid. The aim of the present study is to find out whether these three components are present in amniotic fluid.

[Effectiveness of immunoprophylaxis in negative Rhesus factor].

In the research an evaluation was made of the effectiveness of immunoprophylaxis applied in fetomaternal incompatibility in the range of antigen D. Material was based on patients who were delivered in the Clinic of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz in the years 1981-1999. In that period of time there were 46,398 deliveries.