Scientists have discovered a likely cause of previously unexplained cases of infertility in married couples. Study published in Journal of Clinical Endocrinology \u0026 Metabolism, reports EurekAlert!

Experts have found that women who, for reasons unknown to doctors, cannot become pregnant, have a higher level of thyrotropin compared to women whose prerequisites for infertility are detected by a medical examination, according to Pannochka, an online publication for girls and women from 14 to 35 years old.. net The number of women with unidentified causes of infertility, whose levels of this hormone exceeded 0.117 nanograms per milliliter of blood, was twice as many as women in couples with men diagnosed with infertility.

The authors came to these conclusions by analyzing data on women aged 18-39 years old in couples and trying to get pregnant, observed in 2000-2012 at Partner HealthCare System hospitals in Boston (Massachusetts). In 187 such couples, infertility (for which the reasons are not clear) was associated with women, in 52 - with men..

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Thyrotropin is produced by the anterior pituitary gland of the brain.. Elevated levels in the blood of this substance are a sign of disorders in the thyroid gland..

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