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<Articles JournalTitle="Journal of Family and Reproductive Health">
  <Article>
    <Journal>
      <PublisherName>Tehran University of Medical Sciences</PublisherName>
      <JournalTitle>Journal of Family and Reproductive Health</JournalTitle>
      <Issn>1735-8949</Issn>
      <Volume>20</Volume>
      <Issue>1</Issue>
      <PubDate PubStatus="epublish">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>07</Month>
        <Day>22</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </Journal>
    <title locale="en_US">Ovarian Reserve and Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies in Euthyroid Infertile Women: A Cross-Sectional Study</title>
    <FirstPage>71</FirstPage>
    <LastPage>77</LastPage>
    <AuthorList>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Tiba</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mirzarahimi</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alavi Hospital, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Elham</FirstName>
        <LastName>Mikaeili Aghah</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alavi Hospital, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Shervin</FirstName>
        <LastName>Tabrizian</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Alavi Hospital, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
      <Author>
        <FirstName>Aziz</FirstName>
        <LastName>Kamran</LastName>
        <affiliation locale="en_US">Department of Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Ardabil University of Medical Sciences, Ardabil, Iran</affiliation>
      </Author>
    </AuthorList>
    <History>
      <PubDate PubStatus="received">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>02</Month>
        <Day>21</Day>
      </PubDate>
      <PubDate PubStatus="accepted">
        <Year>2026</Year>
        <Month>06</Month>
        <Day>09</Day>
      </PubDate>
    </History>
    <abstract locale="en_US">Objective: This study investigated the association between Anti-TPO levels and ovarian reserve markers, including anti-M&#xFC;llerian hormone (AMH) and antral follicle count (AFC), in euthyroid infertile women.
Materials and methods: In this cross-sectional analytical study, 231 euthyroid infertile women were enrolled and classified as Anti-TPO positive (n = 92) or Anti-TPO negative (n = 139). Serum levels of AMH, FSH, LH, TSH, prolactin, and Anti-TPO were measured, and AFC was assessed by transvaginal ultrasonography. Because hormonal variables were not normally distributed, logarithmic transformation was applied prior to parametric analyses. Data were analyzed using independent t-tests, Pearson correlation, and multivariate regression (&#x3B1; = 0.05).
Results: No significant differences were observed between groups in log-transformed AMH, AFC, FSH, 
 or LH levels (p &gt; 0.05). Age was negatively associated with log-AMH. Subgroup analyses demonstrated that in Anti-TPO&#x2013;positive women, higher Anti-TPO levels were associated with lower log-AMH and higher 
 log-FSH. Multivariate regression identified age as the only independent predictor of log-AMH levels 
 (&#x3B2; = &#x2013;0.337, p &lt; 0.001).
Conclusion: Ovarian reserve decline appears primarily age-related; however, thyroid autoimmunity may have a potential modulatory role in ovarian function. Consideration of thyroid autoantibody status may be clinically relevant in infertility evaluation.</abstract>
    <web_url>https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/view/3675</web_url>
    <pdf_url>https://jfrh.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jfrh/article/download/3675/755</pdf_url>
  </Article>
</Articles>
