Episodic variations of prolactin, thyroid-stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, melatonin and cortisol in infertile women with subclinical hypothyroidism

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 896-904

  Bals Pratsch, M ^a,c   De Geyter, Ch ^a   Muller T ^a   Frieling, U ^a   Lerchl, A ^a   Pirke, K M ^b   Hanker, J P ^b   Becker Carus, C ^a   Nieschlag, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

Author keywords

Infertility; LH pulse pattern; Melatonin; Ovarian function; Sleep stages; Subclinical hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELATONIN; PRASTERONE SULFATE; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LUTEAL INSUFFICIENCY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; ORGAN SIZE; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0031008708     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.5.896     Document Type: Article

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