Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association
Thyroid
· ISSN (print) 1050-7256
· 6 papers in corpus
observational
2020
Background: An increased rate of recurrent miscarriage has been described in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease. However, there is a lack of studies that assess the rate of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) in patients with Hashimoto's t…
observational
2018
BACKGROUND: While overt thyroid disease is a well known risk factor for infertility, the potential consequences of mild thyroid dysfunction or thyroid autoimmunity remain unknown. Experimental studies suggest a considerable role for thyroid…
case-report
2013
BACKGROUND: Ectopic thyroid tissue is usually found anywhere along the embryonic descent pathway of the medial thyroid anlage from the tongue to the trachea (Wölfler area). However, ectopic thyroid tissue in the adrenal gland (ETTAG) is not…
observational
2013
BACKGROUND: Thyroid autoimmunity (TAI) is frequent in infertile women, but to what extent thyroglobulin autoantibodies (Tg-Abs) contribute to TAI is unclear in the literature. The aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence o…
observational
2012
BACKGROUND: Untreated hypothyroidism can lead to ovulatory dysfunction resulting in oligo-amenorrhea. Treatment with levothyroxine can reverse such dysfunction and thus should improve fertility. The purpose of this retrospective study was t…
observational
2002
A prospective study was undertaken in 438 women (ages, 32 +/- 5 years) with various causes of infertility, and in 100 age-matched (33 +/- 5 years) healthy parous controls with the aim of assessing the prevalence of autoimmune thyroid diseas…