Assisted reproduction and thyroid autoimmunity: An unfortunate combination?

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 4149-4152

  Poppe, Kris ^a,c   Glinoer, Daniel ^b   Tournaye, Herman ^a   Devroey, Paul ^a   Van Steirteghem, Andre ^a   Kaufman, Leonard ^a   Velkeniers, Brigitte ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REPRODUCTION; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED; RISK FACTORS; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0141676035     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2003-030268     Document Type: Article

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