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ea0065p400 | Thyroid | SFEBES2019

An abnormal TSH can persist throughout pregnancy following gestational transient thyrotoxicosis and is not associated with increased maternal or foetal risk: a single centre retrospective cohort study

Black Annabel , Hazlehurst Jonathan , Rahim Asad

Introduction: Gestational transient thyrotoxicosis (GTT) affects 2–3% or pregnancies of European women and 11% of pregnancies of Asian women and typically resolves within the 2nd trimester. GTT rarely manifests with the typical symptoms of thyrotoxicosis and instead is associated with hyperemesis gravidarum. GTT can be confused with thyrotoxicosis occurring in pregnancy which requires prompt treatment with antithyroid drugs (ATDs) to minimise maternal and foetal risk. Inj...