Levothyroxine in women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception
(2019)
Journal Article
Dhillon-Smith, R. K., Middleton, L. J., Sunner, K. K., Cheed, V., Baker, K., Farrell-Carver, S., …Coomarasamy, A. (2019). Levothyroxine in women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception. New England Journal of Medicine, 380(14), 1316-1325. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1812537
Background
Thyroid peroxidase antibodies are associated with an increased risk of miscarriage and preterm birth, even when thyroid function is normal. Small trials indicate that the use of levothyroxine could reduce the incidence of such adverse out...
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