ea0032p1021 | Thyroid (non-cancer) | ECE2013
Vaidya Bijay
, Knight Bea
, Hill Anita
, Hattersley Andrew
, Shields Beverley
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is common in pregnancy affecting about 5% of all pregnant women, and is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. There is a general consensus that subclinical hypothyroidism detected during pregnancy should be treated with L-thyroxine (Stagnaro-green et al. 2011, DeGroot et al. 2012). However, it is unclear whether the treatment should be limited only during the pregnancy or continued long-term. Therefo...