Affinitymap tests the ability of the mother’s immune system to tolerate the embryo. The embryo inherits half of its genetic material from the father and half from the mother, so maternal-fetal immunological compatibility can be predicted by studying the couple and, in the case of heterologous fertilization, the donor(s).
Immune cells located within the mother’s womb should recognize the proteins on the surface of the embryo and accept it. However, the immune system does not always do what we want it to do! This test is useful to those who have had multiple miscarriages, failed implantations, risk of / or prior preeclampsia and sperm/egg donors.
What is Involved: A simple blood test.