Thyroid function: the complexity of maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy.
Uncertainty exists about the best approach to manage levothyroxine dosage in women with hypothyroidism, once they become pregnant. The etiology of an individual's hypothyroidism might be a key determinant of the optimal time and duration of dose adjustments, say the authors of a retrospective review published in the journal Thyroid.
Alexander
Erik K
EK
D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D013974:Thyroxine
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