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The womb is a war zone: Is the immune system the enemy or the ally?

The womb is a war zone: Is the immune system the enemy or the ally?

In this talk, Lauren St-Germain discusses reproductive immunology and how immune imbalance can make pregnancy less healthy and cause complications.

In pregnancy, the mother’s womb is commonly thought to be a safe and nurturing environment; but in reality, it’s a warzone.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxUBCStudio, an independent event.

TedTalk, Lauren St-Germain, PhD researcher at University of British Columbia – Vancouver, Faculty of Medicine,  April 2021

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