Gonadal Dysfunction in Patients with Thyroid Disorders
- 1 January 1997
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Endocrinologist
- Vol. 7 (3) , 167-173
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00019616-199707030-00006
Abstract
: This review summarizes the abnormalities of hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal function which may occur in patients with hyper- or hypothyroidism. Changes in the production of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, gonadotropins, gonadal steroids, sex hormone binding globulin, and prolactin may occur, and germ cell development may be impaired. In some patients with thyroid disorders, endocrine function is clinically normal, but laboratory test results are unusual and lead to unneeded additional testing with unnecessary expense. Last, the literature describing the adverse effects of radioiodine on gonadal function is reviewed. (C) Lippincott-Raven Publishers.Keywords
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