The effect of anti-thyroid antibodies on endometrial volume, embryo grade and IVF outcome

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 649-655

  Kilic, Sevtap ^a,b   Tasdemir, Nicel ^a   Yilmaz, Nafiye ^a   Yuksel, Beril ^a   Gul, Ayhan ^a   Batioglu, Sertac ^a  

^a ZEKAI TAHIR BURAK WOMEN S HEALTH EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anti thyroid antibodies; Endometrial volume; IVF outcome; Pregnancy ratio

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL PLUS NORGESTREL; HORMONE; LEUPRORELIN; LIOTRIX; PROGESTERONE; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; THYMOCYTE ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO GROWTH; ENDOMETRIUM VOLUME; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PARAMETER; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMBRYO TRANSFER; EMBRYO, MAMMALIAN; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMANS; INFERTILITY, FEMALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 56749173307     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590802531112     Document Type: Article

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