Subclinical hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmunity are not associated with fecundity, pregnancy loss, or live birth

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2358-2365

  Plowden, Torie C ^a   Schisterman, Enrique F ^a   Sjaarda, Lindsey A ^a   Zarek, Shvetha M ^a   Perkins, Neil J ^a   Silver, Robert ^b   Galai, Noya ^c   Decherney, Alan H ^a   Mumford, Sunni L ^a  

^a EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN; AUTOANTIBODY;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNITY; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREGNANCY DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; TIME TO PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES; ADOLESCENT; FERTILITY; HYPOTHYROIDISM; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; THYROID GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTOANTIBODIES; AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; LIVE BIRTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THYROID GLAND; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84973568646     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2016-1049     Document Type: Article

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