Thyroid diseases affect up to 5% of all pregnancies. Adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes are increased by maternal thyroid disease and adequate treatment is thought to reduce these risks.

Low TSH levels may mean one has hyperthyroidism, while high TSH levels suggest hypothyroidism. In pregnancy, TSH levels fluctuate because of hormonal changes. These tests will help spot thyroid ...

A new study published in BMC Medicine found that levothyroxine supplementation during late pregnancy in individuals with ...

I believe we should make every effort to discover and treat primary hypothyroidism during pregnancy Clinicians agree that, during pregnancy, women with newly diagnosed overt hypothyroidism or ...

High TSI in the mother is strongly predictive of fetal or neonatal hyperthyroidism. TT4 - Total thyroxine (TT4), or L-thyroxine, increases early in pregnancy. T4 is the thyroid hormone containing ...

Hypothyroidism could also be a side effect of radiation therapy used to treat cancers in the head and neck. Pregnancy can also cause hypothyroidism, as well as a congenital defect from birth in ...

Sun Lee, MD, MSc, assistant professor of medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, has been awarded an American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) Rising Star ...