title: Value of thyroid function tests in routine screening of women investigated for infertility.
abstract: Women presenting with infertility traditionally have been screened for thyroid function, yet recent guidelines have indicated that this is unnecessary in asymptomatic patients. A retrospective analysis of the results of routine thyroid function screening showed that occult thyroid dysfunction is common: 5.1% of the population studied had abnormal thyroid function tests. Therefore, it is recommended that assessment of thyroid function in women attending an infertility clinic should be continued.
authors.affiliation: Department of Reproductive Medicine, United Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS2 9NS, UK.
authors.forename: Gillian A.
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Stratford
authors.forename: Julian H.
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Barth
authors.forename: Anthony J.
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rutherford
authors.forename: Adam H.
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Balen