Endocrine Abstracts

A 36-year-old woman was admitted with newly diagnosed Grave’s disease due to significant symptoms. Blood results revealed fT4 83.2 (pmol/l) TSH <0.01 (mIU/l), and TSH Receptor Antibody 4.56 (0-0.4 U/l)). She was commenced on Propylthiouracil (PTU) thrice daily alongside Propranolol. She had a blood test in 4 months’ time, when she was 5 weeks pregnant. Blood results suggested profound hypothyroidism with fT4 4.7 (pmol/l) and TSH 82.02 (mIU/l), and she was commenc...