Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Hypothyroidism remains a global problem with prevalence of 1–2% in iodine replete areas of the world. Primary or Autoimmune Hypothyroidism remains the most common type of hypothyroidism worldwide. Central (secondary) hypothyroidism (CH) because of pituitary/hypothalamic disorders is a rare cause of hypothyroidism with reported prevalence of 1:20.000 to 1:80.000 in the general population1. This makes CH about 1000 fold rarer than primary hypothyro...