Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Levothyroxin (T4) is commonly employed to correct thyroid hormone deficiency from various causes, and as total thyroidectomy is increasingly used to treat benign thyroid conditions, lifelong treatment with optimal dose of thyroxin (T4) is required which is difficult to predict. This study investigated factors that might predict the ideal T4 dose, with the aim of reducing delays in achieving normal thyroid function after surgery.</...