The impact of thyroid autoimmunity on IVF/ICSI outcome: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 775-790

  Busnelli, Andrea ^a,b   Paffoni, Alessio ^a   Fedele, Luigi ^a,b   Somigliana, Edgardo ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

clinical pregnancy; fertilisation; ICSI; implantation; IVF; live birth; miscarriage; oocyte number; thyroid; thyroid autoimmunity

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN AGONIST; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; LIOTHYRONINE; THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY; THYROID ANTIBODY; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUTOIMMUNE THYROIDITIS; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT PARAMETERS; FERTILIZATION; HUMAN; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY; INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION; LIVE BIRTH; MATERNAL AGE; META ANALYSIS; NIDATION; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OOCYTE NUMBER; OOCYTE RETRIEVAL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIAN RESERVE; OVULATION INDUCTION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; AUTOIMMUNITY; BLOOD; FEMALE; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; THYROID GLAND;

AUTOIMMUNITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPERM INJECTIONS, INTRACYTOPLASMIC; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 84997610925     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmw019     Document Type: Article

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