Thyroid autoimmunity, infertility and miscarriage

Expert Review of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-136

  Krassast, Gerasimos E ^a   Perros, Petros ^b   Kaprara, Athina ^a  

^a PANAGIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^b FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; In vitro fertilization; Miscarriage; Pregnancy loss; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID EXTRACT; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOSE RESPONSE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT ABORTION; REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THYROID DISEASE;

EID: 55649092003     PISSN: 17446651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/17446651.3.2.127     Document Type: Review

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