Thyroid autoimmunity and thyroid dysfunction in women with endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2693-2697

  Petta, C A ^a   Arruda, M S ^a   Zantut Wittmann, D E ^a   Benetti Pinto, C L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autoimmune thyroid disease; Diagnosis; Endometriosis; Hypothyroidism

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; SCREENING TEST; THYROID DISEASE; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 34548801305     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: 14602350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dem267     Document Type: Article

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