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How come women with hypothyroidism are infertile?

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THYROID HORMONE: Is a key hormone that regulates just about how everything else works in your body. For a healthy pregnancy to occur and go to term without complications, it is extremely important for your thyroid to be working normally.

Answered 12/14/2012

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