Serum leptin concentration in women of reproductive age with euthyroid autoimmune thyroiditis

摘要

Introduction: Autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD) with elevated anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody (aTPO) levels appears in 12-25% of all women, apart from thyroid dysfunction. High titers of aTPO are more common in women with polycystic ovary syndrome and endometriosis. Elevated aTPO has been associated with infertility and poorer quality of life among euthyroid women, and may be related to other factors.