Effect of hypothyroidism on female reproductive hormones.

Objective: Objective was to evaluate reproductive hormones levels in hypothyroid women and impact of treatment on their levels.

Materials And Methods: A total of 59 women with untreated primary hypothyroidism were included in this prospective study. Venous blood was taken at baseline and after euthyroidism was achieved for measuring serum free thyroxine, free triiodothyronine (FT3), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), prolactin (PRL), follicular stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), testosterone (T), and thyroid peroxidase antibody.