Hum. Reprod. Advance Access published online on August 6, 2008
Human Reproduction, doi:10.1093/humrep/den311
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Letter to the Editor |
Thrombophilic screening in clinical practice should be evidence-based
1 Assisted Reproduction Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo and University of Trieste, Via dell'Istria 65/1, 34137 Trieste, Italy 2 Department of Transfusion Medicine, Institute for Maternal and Child Health IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, Via dell'Istria 65/1, 34137 Trieste, Italy
3 Correspondence address. Tel: +39-40-3785-322; Fax: +39-40-76-12-66; E-mail: ricci@burlo.trieste.it
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Sir,
We have read with much interest the article by Bellver et al. (2008), in which they examined the role of thrombophilia and thyroid autoimmunity in reproductive failure. The study is very important because it explores the relationship between thrombophilia and reproductive failures after excluding chromosomal abnormalities by preimplantation genetic screening. The authors conclude