Subclinical hypothyroidism in infertile women: The importance of continuous monitoring and the role of the thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation test

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 332-337

  Eldar Geva, Talia ^a,d   Shoham, Michal ^b   Rösler, Ariel ^b   Margalioth, Ehud J ^a   Livne, Keren ^c   Meirow, Dror ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d SHAARE ZEDEK MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Continuous monitoring; Dysovulation; Infertility; Subclinical hypothyroidism; Thyrotropin releasing hormone stimulation test

Indexed keywords

PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MONITORING; OVARY INSUFFICIENCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROVOCATION TEST; THYROID FUNCTION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; OVULATION; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROTROPIN; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447122471     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590701267651     Document Type: Article

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