[Significance of thyroid function in the treatment of sterility].
Latent subclinical hypothyroidism represents a particular problem in treatment for sterility, and can only be diagnosed after the results of a TRH test have been obtained (delta TSH > 15 microE/ml). Bearing these results in mind and by the administration of thyroid gland hormones or combinations of gonadotropins or clomifen, pregnancy rates in women with anovulatory sterility can be improved.
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Klinischen Abteilung für Gynäkologische Endokrinologie und Fortpflanzungsmedizin der Geburtshilflich-Gynäkologischen Universitätsklinik, Graz. wolfgang.urdl@kfunigraz.ac.at
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology*; D008599:Menstruation Disturbances / Q000209:etiology; D013960:Thyroid Function Tests