The question
Dear Dr. Sher,
I've been following your comments for years. Thanks for the info. on 2 shots of Ovidrel. I'm interested in what you say here about Hoshimoto's and what you call "Immunologic Implantation Dysfunction." You mention that 50% of women (with or without Hoshimoto's/full-blown hypothyroidism) will have this IDD due to the thyroid anti-bodies. Is this your hypothesis or is this based on a study you have done or data that you are aware of? Do you have any material I could see apart from this one case? How did you arrive at the 50%? Is speculative wisdom from what you've witnessed at your own practice? I'm a huge admirer, but I'm honestly confused as to where this information is coming from. Would love to know! Many thanks, Katharine
Answer from Dr. Geoffrey Sher
I published on this 25y ago.
Sher G, Maassarani G, Zouves C, Feinman M, Sohn S, Matzner W, Chong P, Ching W. "The use of Combined Heparin/Aspirin and Immunoglobulin G. Therapy in the Treatment of IVF Patients with Antithyroid Antibodies" Am J Repr Immunol, 1998; 39:223-5.
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