Hypothyroidism

Increased dose of thyroid medication necessary early in pregnancy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 19th, 2004

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) found that women currently taking thyroid hormones need to increase their dose early in the pregnancy - on average, by 8 weeks gestation - to prevent maternal hypothyroidism and possible harm to the fetus.

These findings, published in the July 15, 2004, issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, provide physicians - including endocrinologists, obstetricians and gynecologists, and primary care physicians - with new evidence that the necessary dosage of thyroid medication increases shortly after conception, and often before a woman's first obstetrical visit.

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-08-19)

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