Thyroid autoimmunity and miscarriage

Hormones

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 294-302

  Kaprara, Athina ^a   Krassas, Gerasimos E ^a  

^a PANAGIA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autoimmunity; Miscarriage; Pregnancy loss; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; HEPARIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN; LEVOTHYROXINE; PLACEBO; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE; AUTOANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; CONCEPTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA DEVELOPMENT; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AUTOIMMUNITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; THYROID DISEASE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES; AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; THYROID DISEASES; THYROXINE;

EID: 60549085384     PISSN: 11093099     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14310/horm.2002.1210     Document Type: Review

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