Prevalence of Thyroid Dysfunction and Anti-thyroid Antibodies in Infertile Women

Launched by CAIRO UNIVERSITY · May 24, 2019

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ClinConnect Summary

The study population will be divided into three groups:

* Group (A) consisting of 40 infertile women with either unexplained or anovulatory infertility with/without associated male factor of infertility,
* Group (B) consisting of 40 infertile women with tubal (mechanical) factor of infertility with/without associated male factor of infertility, and
* Group (C) consisting of 40 women with exclusive male factor of infertility and will be used as a control group.

. All women will be subjected to:
* Informed consent
* Full history taking, including age, duration of infertility and whether p...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • - Age: 18 - 38 years
• • Infertile women whether due to functional, anatomical, male factors OR unexplained OR combined factors
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • - Age: below 18 and above 38 years
• • Patients with autoimmune diseases (such as lupus and rheumatoid arthritis)
• • Acute illness that require hospitalization
• • Patients on the following medications: steroids, dopamine, iodine, amiodarone, lithium, donperidone, thyroid hormone, and phenytoin.
• • Patients who work at night.