Serum prolactin and TSH in an in vitro fertilization population: Is there a link between fertilization and thyroid function?

Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 210-215

  Cramer, D W ^a   Sluss, P M ^b   Powers, R D ^c   McShane, P ^d   Ginsburg, E S ^a   Hornstein, M D ^a   Vitonis, A F ^a   Barbieri, R L ^a  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c BOSTON IVF   (United States)

^d Deaconess Waltham Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertilization; IVF; Oocytes; Prolactin; TSH

Indexed keywords

PROLACTIN; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OOCYTE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPERMATOZOON MOTILITY; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INFERTILITY, MALE; MALE; PROLACTIN; SPERM MOTILITY; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 0037634624     PISSN: 10580468     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1024151210536     Document Type: Article

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