TG and autoimmune thyroid disease: Thyroid autoimmunity was reported in 15 women (52%) in group 1 and in 14 women (48%) in group 2, partial or total thyroid removal in 9 women (31%) in group 1 and in 8 (28%) women in group 2, and thyroid aplasia/hypoplasia in 3 women (10%) in group 1 and in 4 women (14%) in group 2, whereas genetic defects in the synthesis of thyroid hormones in 2 women (7%) in group 1 and in 3 women (10%) in group 2.