The Impact of Preconceptional Serum TSH Levels between 2.5 and 4.0 mIU/L on Infertile Women Going through Their First IUI Treatment Cycle
Table 5
Obstetric outcomes of infertile patients with different TSH levels.
TSH [0.4–2.5)c
TSH [2.5–4.0)c
Single live birth (n, %)a
157 (80.51%)
113 (84.33%)
0.514
Birth length (cm)a
50.25 (1.78)
50.58 (1.99)
0.183
Birth weight (g)a
3400.18 (604.56)
3480.39 (484.93)
0.159
Duration of gestation (d)a
276.42 (10.01)
278.69 (12.31)
0.096
Twins (n, %)b
4 (2.05%)
0 (0)
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Stillbirth (n, %)b
3 (1.54%)
2 (1.49%)
1.000
Ectopic gestation (n, %)b
3 (1.54%)
3 (2.24%)
0.694
Preterm birth (n, %)b
20 (12.74%)
7 (6.19%)
0.077
Full-term birth (n, %)b
137 (87.26%)
105 (92.92%)
0.132
Post-term birth (n, %)b
0 (0)
1 (0.88%)
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aData are expressed as the mean (±SD); bdata are expressed as n (%); cmIU/L. AIH : artificial insemination by husband; AID : artificial insemination by donor.