Episode 427
Why don't women's bodies reject sperm?
The immune system is supposed to hunt down invaders - why doesn't sperm get the same treatment?
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
January 20, 20203m 36s
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Show Notes
Jure asked us "Why doesn't a woman's body reject sperm as a foreign object?" Phil Sansom sought out the answer, by speaking to doctor and sexual health consultant Graham McKinnon... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Topics
immune systemreproductive systemgraham mckinnonseminal fluidsperm antibodiessperm rejected