The Presence of Anti Thyroid and Anti Ovarian Auto-Antibodies in Familial Premature Ovarian Failure

Background Premature ovarian failure (POF) is a disorder of multi causal etiology. Autoimmunity has been proposed as a mechanism for some cases of ovarian follicle dysfunction which is evident in POF. The aim of this study was to identify the level of auto-antibodies in POF and familial POF patients...

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Main Authors: Mahnaz Ashrafi, Masoumeh Fallahian, Babak Eshrati, Reza Salman Yazdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Royan Institute (ACECR), Tehran 2008-02-01
Series:International Journal of Fertility and Sterility
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Online Access:http://www.ijfs.ir/article_46211_9533b4441dbd59abc27c829273f30e59.pdf