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ea0065p411 | Thyroid | SFEBES2019

Levothyroxine dosage in hypothyroid pregnancies – our experience in a tertiary care hospital T Balafshan, T S Purewal, E Finch, A Tang, D Kalathil Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust

Balafshan Tala , Finch Enna Lisa , Purewal Tejpal , Tang Ai-Wei , Kalathil Dhanya

Background: Severe maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy may be associated with delayed development and lower IQ in the foetus. BES (2007) and NICE (2011) guidelines recommend maintaining TSH<2.5 mU/l with monitoring of maternal thyroid function test (TFT) 4 weekly, especially in the first trimester.Aim and methods: A retrospective study on all pregnant women with established hypothyroidism attending the Joint Antenatal Clinic (JANC) at Liverpool ...

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Levothyroxine dosage in hypothyroid pregnancies – our experience in a tertiary care hospital T Balafshan, T S Purewal, E Finch, A Tang, D Kalathil Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool Women’s NHS Foundation Trust

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