background:   objective: to investigate the effectiveness of levothyroxine in treatment of rpl in women with high auto-thyroid antibodies.   materials and methods: in this observational cross sectional study, 900 women who had a history of recurrent pregnancy loss were studied. all women with high anti-tpo antibody without any other problems entered in this study. levothyroxine was given to the...

BACKGROUND Recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL) is defined as two or more consecutive pregnancy losses before twenty weeks of gestation. It is caused by a variety of genetics and non-genetics factors. Thyroid autoimmunity could associate with pregnancy loss. OBJECTIVE To investigate the effectiveness of Levothyroxine in treatment of RPL in women with high auto-thyroid antibodies. MATERIALS AND ME...

background: thyroid autoimmunity may be linked to infertility, in both thyrotropin (tsh)-dependent and tsh-independent fashion. the aim of the present study was to assess this presumed reciprocal relationship of thyroid autoimmunity and pregnancy. methods: tsh and antithyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (anti-tpo) were evaluated retrospectively over an eight-year period in 444 greek women who had...

OBJECTIVE Thyroid disease is the second most common endocrine condition in women of childbearing age. Thyroid hormones are involved in control of menstrual cycle and in achieving fertility affecting the actions of follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone on steroid biosynthesis by specific triiodothyronine sites on oocytes; therefore, affect all aspects of reproduction. It remains c...

The relation of thyroid autoimmunity to miscarriage is an important issue that has attracted the interest of many investigators. A number of papers have been published so far, which include healthy women, women with recurrent miscarriage and those undergoing assisted reproductive techniques. Most studies have shown a significant positive association between the presence of thyroid autoantibodie...

background thyroid dysfunction is the second most common endocrine disease in females of reproductive age. there are controversial data on the adverse effect of subclinical thyroid dysfunctions on adverse feto-maternal outcomes. objectives the current study aimed to identify the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and to assess the effectiveness of treatment with levothyroxine on...

background: pregnancy has a huge impact on the thyroid function in both healthy women and those that have thyroid dysfunction. the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in pregnant women is relatively high. objective: the objective of this review was to increase awareness and to provide a review on adverse effect of thyroid dysfunction including hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and thyroid autoimmun...

BACKGROUND Thyroid autoimmunity may be linked to infertility, in both thyrotropin (TSH)-dependent and TSH-independent fashion. The aim of the present study was to assess this presumed reciprocal relationship of thyroid autoimmunity and pregnancy. METHODS TSH and antithyroid peroxidase autoantibodies (anti-TPO) were evaluated retrospectively over an eight-year period in 444 Greek women who had...