Hyperthyroidism and pregnancy. An Italian Thyroid Association (AIT) and Italian Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AME) joint statement for clinical practice

Journal of Endocrinological Investigation

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 225-231

  Negro, R ^a   Beck Peccoz, P ^b   Chiovato, L ^c   Garofalo, P ^d   Guglielmi, R ^e   Papini, E ^e   Tonacchera, M ^f   Vermiglio, F ^g   Vitti, P ^f   Zini, M ^h   Pinchera, A ^f  

^a VITO FAZZI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d Dipartimento di Oncologia Sperimentale ed Applicazioni Cliniche   (Italy)

^e REGINA APOSTOLORUM HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^h Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hyperthyroidism; Pregnancy; Thyroid

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ANTITHYROID AGENT; BETA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; IODINE; POTASSIUM IODIDE; PROPRANOLOL; PROPYLTHIOURACIL; THIAMAZOLE; THIONAMIDE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

AGRANULOCYTOSIS; BLEEDING; CHOANA ATRESIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CORDOCENTESIS; DEXTROCARDIA; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ESOPHAGUS ATRESIA; FETUS GOITER; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; FREE THYROXINE INDEX; GESTATIONAL THYROTOXICOSIS; GOITER; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMESIS GRAVIDARUM; HYPERTHYROIDISM; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFECTION; IODINE SUPPLEMENTATION; KIDNEY DISEASE; KIDNEY DYSGENESIS; LACTATION; LIVER FAILURE; LIVER TOXICITY; MEDICAL SOCIETY; NOTE; OMPHALOCELE; PATIENT MONITORING; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PUERPERIUM; RASH; SCREENING TEST; SITUS INVERSUS; SKIN APLASIA; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUPPLEMENTATION; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROIDECTOMY; THYROTOXICOSIS; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROTROPIN RELEASE;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHYROIDISM; IODINE; ITALY; MASS SCREENING; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 79957884138     PISSN: 03914097     EISSN: 17208386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/7619     Document Type: Note

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