Management of subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy: Are we too simplistic?

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2015, Pages P1-P11

  Brabant, Georg ^a,b   Peeters, Robin P ^c   Chan, Shiao Y ^d   Bernal, Juan ^e,f   Bouchard, Philippe ^g   Salvatore, Domenico ^h   Boelaert, Kristien ⁱ   Laurberg, Peter ^j  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LÜBECK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^e CSIC   (Spain)

^f CIBERER (Center for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases) U714   (Spain)

^g SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^h UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^j AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; IODINE; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID PEROXIDASE ANTIBODY; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; AUTOIMMUNITY; BIRTH RATE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; FETUS MONITORING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HORMONE TRANSPORT; HUMAN; IMMUNE DYSREGULATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SUBCLINICAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; THYROID FUNCTION; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; BLOOD; FEMALE; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; NEWBORN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS;

ADULT; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 84931072499     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-14-1005     Document Type: Review

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