The role of thyroid autoimmunity in fertility and pregnancy

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 394-405

  Poppe, Kris ^a   Velkeniers, Brigitte ^a   Glinoer, Daniel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^b SAINT PIERRE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technologies; Hypothyroidism; Infertility; Pregnancy; Thyroid autoimmunity

Indexed keywords

LIOTHYRONINE; PROLACTIN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; THYROXINE;

AUTOIMMUNITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FERTILITY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THYROID FUNCTION;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; THYROID DISEASES; THYROIDITIS, AUTOIMMUNE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

EID: 45849104748     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0846     Document Type: Review

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