Antithyroid antibodies do not affect pregnancy outcome in women undergoing assisted reproduction

Human Reproduction

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 1999, Pages 2886-2890

  Kutteh, William H ^a   Schoolcraft, William B ^b   Scott Jr , Richard T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b National Foundation for Fertility Research   (United States)

^c SAINT BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antithyroid antibodies; Autoimmunity; In vitro fertilization; Infertility

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN AGONIST; THYROGLOBULIN; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELIVERY; DOWN REGULATION; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; OVULATION INDUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

MARTES PENNANTI;

EID: 0032752983     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/14.11.2886     Document Type: Article

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