The incidence of hypothyroidism in India is high and it is not adequately controlled. The pathogenesis of hypothyroidism is not very clear, however increased oxidative stress have been reported. Pathological consequences of hypothyroidism point to a high potential for antioxidant imbalance. The present study was carried out to evaluate oxidative stress (MDA, Vitamin C) and to correlate these pa...

background :subclinical hypothyroidism may adversely affect in vitro fertilization (ivf) outcomes. however the cutoff of thyroid-stimulating hormone (tsh) for diagnosis and treatment is controversal. the aim of this study was to find the association of clinical pregnancy rate with regard to tsh levels in women undergoing ivf.   methods: a historical cohort study of 816 infertile patients who un...

BACKGROUND Health risks associated with subclinical hypothyroidism in older adults are unclear. Our objective was to compare the functional mobility of people aged 70 to 79 years by thyroid function categorized by thyrotropin (TSH) level as euthyroid (>or=0.4 to <4.5 mIU/L), mild subclinical hypothyroid (>or=4.5 to <7.0 mIU/L), or moderate subclinical hypothyroid (>or=7.0 to <or=20.0 mIU/L with...

Siskind and colleagues do not mention the impact of thyroid assays reference ranges on diagnosis management hypothyroidism.1 It is generally believed that assay differences are accounted for by specific intervals. We found, however, subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) strikingly different depending stimulating hormone (TSH) free thyroxine …

AIMS Altered thyroid hormone metabolism characterized by a low triiodothyronine (T3), so-called low-T3 syndrome, is a common finding in patients with severe systemic diseases. Additionally, subclinical thyroid dysfunction, defined as abnormal thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and normal thyroxine (T4), causes left ventricular dysfunction. Our objective was to identify the prevalence and prognos...

BACKGROUND Maternal thyroid function alters during pregnancy. Inadequate adaptation to these changes results in thyroid dysfunction and pregnancy complications. OBJECTIVES This prospective study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid diseases in pregnancy and its outcomes in south of Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS This prospective study was conducted on 600 healthy singleton pregnant wome...