Research Article

Thyroid Dysfunction after Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Agonist Administration in Women with Thyroid Autoimmunity

Table 2

Characteristics of the patients, according to subgroups A1 and A2.

ParameterSubgroup A1 (n = 10)Subgroup A2 (n = 24)

Age (y)39 (6)35 (7)0.0292
BMI (kg/m2)24.0 (7.25)23.5 (3.75)0.5406
TSH at T0 (mIU/L)2.17 (1.35)2.15 (1.43)0.7768
TSH at T1 (mIU/L)3.91 (3.08)2.33 (1.29)0.0222
TSH difference T1-T0 (mIU/L)1.69 (2.19)0.20 (1.00)0.0030
Endometrial thickness (mm)8.3 (1.5)8.7 (1.9)0.4371
Total dose of estradiol administered (mg)65 (15)72 (33)0.5805
Duration of estradiol administration (days)10.5 (4.3)11.0 (4.0)0.6727
Positive β-hCG test (>5 U/l) (n/total)3/106/240.7651

Continuous variables are presented as median and (IQR). Significant values are indicated in italics.