| APA | antiphospholipid antibodies |
| APS | antiphospholipid antibody syndrome |
| cGMP | cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
| CTLA–4 | cytotoxic T cell antigen 4 |
| GMP | guanosine monophosphate |
| IL | interleukin |
| IR | insulin resistance |
| MTHFR | methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase |
| NKT | Natural Killer T cell |
| NO | nitric oxide |
| NOS | nitric oxide synthase |
| PBS | phosphate-buffered saline |
| PCOS | polycystic ovary syndrome |
| PDE-Is | phosphodiesterase inhibitors |
| PDE | phosphodiesterase |
| RPL | recurrent pregnancy loss |
| SC | sildenafil citrate |
| TGF-β | transforming growth factor β |
| TNF-α | tumor necrosis factor α |
| Treg | T regulatory cell |