Fecundity in Young Adults Treated Early for Congenital Hypothyroidism Is Related to the Initial Severity of the Disease: A Longitudinal Population-Based Cohort Study | Zendy

Yasmine Hassani | Zendy; Béatrice Larroque | Zendy; Sophie Dos Santos | Zendy; Emmanuel Écosse | Zendy; Jean Bouyer | Zendy; Juliane Léger | Zendy

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Fecundity in Young Adults Treated Early for Congenital Hypothyroidism Is Related to the Initial Severity of the Disease: A Longitudinal Population-Based Cohort Study

Author(s) -

Yasmine Hassani,

Béatrice Larroque,

Sophie Dos Santos,

Emmanuel Écosse,

Jean Bouyer,

Juliane Léger

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2011-3286

Subject(s) - fecundity , cohort , disease , pediatrics , cohort study , longitudinal study , medicine , population , demography , young adult , gerontology , environmental health , pathology , sociology

Untreated hypothyroidism is known to impair fecundity. Patients treated early for congenital hypothyroidism (CH) have yet to be evaluated in adulthood, because screening programs have been running for only the last 30 years in most industrialized countries.

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