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Correlation of Thyroid Gland Functions with Menstrual Patterns amongst Infertile and Fertile Women Attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in North-Central Nigeria
World Journal of Clinical Medicine Research
| Vol 3, Issue 1
Table 6. Association betweenmenstrual anomalies and the forms of thyroid dysfunction among infertile andfertile women
| Menstrual anomalies | |||||
| Thyroid dysfunction | Present | Absent | Total | χ2 | p-value |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Infertile women | |||||
| Subclinical hypothyroidism | 3 (11.5) | 1 (3.7) | 4 | 4.388f | 0.155 |
| Overt (clinical) hypothyroidism | 1 (3.8) | 1 (3.7) | 2 | ||
| Overt (clinical) hyperthyroidism | 1 (3.8) | 1 (3.7) | 2 | ||
| None | 21 (80.9) | 24 (88.9) | 45 | ||
| Fertile women | |||||
| Subclinical hypothyroidism | 0 (0.0) | 1 (2.2) | 1 (1.9) | 4.989f | 0.249 |
| Overt (clinical) hypothyroidism | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | ||
| Overt (clinical) hyperthyroidism | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.9) | ||
| None | 6 (85.7) | 45 (97.8) | 51 (96.2) | ||
χ2: Chi-square; f: Fisher’s exact test