Prospective evaluation of pregnant women with hypothyroidism: Implications for treatment

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 138-141

  Neto, Leonardo Vieira ^a,b   De Almeida, Carla Amaral ^a   Costa, Sheila Mamede Da ^a   Vaisman, Mário ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Hypothyroidism; Levothyroxine replacement; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

LEVOTHYROXINE; THYROTROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE CALCULATION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCREENING; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; THYROXINE;

EID: 34147151121     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: 14730766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09513590701214646     Document Type: Article

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