Value of thyroid function tests in routine screening of women investigated for infertility.
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.
Stratford
Gillian A.
GA
Department of Reproductive Medicine, United Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds LS2 9NS, UK.
Barth
Julian H.
JH
Rutherford
Anthony J.
AJ
Balen
Adam H.
AH