Searchable abstracts of presentations at key conferences in endocrinology

ea0092ps1-03-03 | Miscellaneous 1 | ETA2023

Treatment of obesity with thyroid hormones: data from the thesis* collaboration. *treatment of hypothyroidism in europe by specialists, an international survey

Carlos Galofre Juan , Jose Diez Juan , Attanasio Roberto , Nagy Endre , Negro Roberto , Papini Enrico , Perros Petros , Zarkovic Milos , Hegedus Laszlo

Objectives: The use of thyroid hormones (TH) to treat obesity is not supported by evidence based on efficacy and safety, and this is reflected in recommendations of major international guidelines on hypothyroidism and obesity. We aimed to explore views about this practice among European thyroid specialists and their associations with respondent characteristics.Methods: Thyroid specialists from 28 countries were invited to participate in a questionnaire s...