Development of autoimmune overt hypothyroidism is highly associated with live births and induced abortions but only in premenopausal women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2241-2249

  Carlé, Allan ^a   Pedersen, Inge Bülow ^a   Knudsen, Nils ^b   Perrild, Hans ^b   Ovesen, Lars ^c   Rasmussen, Lone Banke ^d   Laurberg, Peter ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c SLAGELSE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE OVERT HYPOTHYROIDISM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INDUCED ABORTION; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ONSET AGE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT MONITORING; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DENMARK; FEMALE; HASHIMOTO DISEASE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LIVE BIRTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84902323928     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2013-4474     Document Type: Article

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