COMMUNICATIONS: 4. CASE SERIES: SUB-FERTILITY AND MILD HYPOTHYROIDISM

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  • M. Murshed Ali Medical Officer
  • M. A. Taher Director, Centre for Nuclear Medicine & Ultrasound (CNMU), Rangpur.

Abstract

Mild degree of hypothyroidism may be associated with reduced fertility as depicted by two cases reported below.

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Published

2023-04-19

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Murshed Ali M, Taher MA. COMMUNICATIONS: 4. CASE SERIES: SUB-FERTILITY AND MILD HYPOTHYROIDISM. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 19 [cited 2024 Mar. 29];10(2):133-5. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/699

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