Is there an effect of thyroid autoimmunity on the outcomes of assisted reproduction?

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 213-217

  Sakar, M N ^a   Unal, A ^b   Atay, A E ^c   Zebitay, A G ^b   Verit, F F ^b   Demir, S ^d   Turfan, M ^b   Omer, B ^e  

^a Diyarbakir Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^b Süleymaniye Maternity Training and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

^c BAGCILAR TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^d HASEKI EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^e ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

assisted reproduction; pregnancy outcomes; Thyroid autoimmunity

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HUMAN MENOPAUSAL GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MUELLERIAN INHIBITING FACTOR; PROGESTERONE; PROLACTIN; RECOMBINANT CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; RECOMBINANT FOLLITROPIN; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID HORMONE; ANTI-THYROGLOBULIN; AUTOANTIBODY; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; PROSTAGLANDIN E2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO TRANSFER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; EUTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THYROID GLAND; BLOOD; CASE CONTROL STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; DINOPROSTONE; EMBRYO TRANSFER; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION; HUMANS; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROGESTERONE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC;

EID: 84958740175     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2015.1049253     Document Type: Article

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