Effect of Levothyroxine on Miscarriage Among Women With Normal Thyroid Function and Thyroid Autoimmunity Undergoing In Vitro Fertilization and Embryo Transfer
Author(s) -
Haining Wang,
Hongwei Gao,
Hongbin Chi,
Lin Zeng,
Wenhua Xiao,
Yanrong Wang,
Rong Li,
Ping Liu,
Chen Wang,
Qing Tian,
Zehong Zhou,
Jin Yang,
Ye Liu,
Rui Wei,
Ben W. Mol,
Tianpei Hong,
Jie Qiao
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
jama
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.688
H-Index - 680
eISSN - 1538-3598
pISSN - 0098-7484
DOI - 10.1001/jama.2017.18249
Subject(s) - medicine , levothyroxine , miscarriage , live birth , in vitro fertilisation , thyroid , gestation , pregnancy , thyroid function , obstetrics , gynecology , embryo transfer , infertility , recurrent miscarriage , randomized controlled trial , thyroid function tests , biology , genetics
Presence of thyroid autoantibodies in women with normal thyroid function is associated with increased risk of miscarriage. Whether levothyroxine treatment improves pregnancy outcomes among women undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) is unknown.
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