Thyroid Function 101: Pregnancy Screening is Needed Despite the Cost! Thyroid screening is needed despite the bean counters who say it is too expensive. Severe complications can occur in women with thyroid dysfunction. It may lead to gestational...
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Is Mono Lisa Hypothyroid? Credit: Leonardo da Vinci Is Lisa Gherardini seen after the birth of her child hypothyroid? Her swollen hand in the painting may be due to myxedema. The condition can lead to a yellowing of the skin, as well as...
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Thyroid function 101: In Pregnancy: Dr.Guttler’s Comments: 2,314 participants of the Swedish Environmental Longitudinal, Mother and child, Asthma and allergy study. Population-based prospective pregnancy cohort of mother–child pairs. The...
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Dr.Guttler’s comments on this article. All patients need to have thyroid tests before they get pregnant or as soon as they know they are pregnant. This complication of severe thyrotoxicosis could have been found and treated early in the...
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I make comments on this article and how it has changed since 2012. Dong Gyu Na et al Korean J Radiol. 2012 Mar-Apr; 13(2): 117–125. Go to: INDICATIONS Radiofrequency ablation can be used to treat benign thyroid nodules. RFA is not recommend...
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Thyroid Checkup: Signs you may have a thyroid condition. Comments on article by Dr.G. 1. You’re exhausted If you’re still tired in the morning or all day after a full night’s sleep, that’s a clue that your thyroid may be underactive...
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Thyroid Goiter 101: The Good, Bad and Ugly of Iodine Ingestion. Iodine deficiency causes goiter and hypothyroidism in many countries. However, many countries including the USA are not. Excess iodine ingestion in the form of thyroid support...
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Thyroid Cancer During Pregnancy: Safe to Wait Until You Deliver Thyroid. 2017 May 17. doi: 10.1089/thy.2016.0618. [Epub ahead of print] No Ultrasound Changes in Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma During Pregnancy. Oh HS et al Thyroid. 2017 May 17...
More infoSubclinical Hypothyroidism Increased Risk for Miscarriage New results suggest the risk for miscarriage before 20 weeks of pregnancy is higher among women with untreated subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) than among euthyroid women. Researchers of...
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Pregnant Female’s baby with Iodine induced Goiter at Birth. Why taking thyroid support supplements containing iodine can be dangerous to you and your baby. Women need more iodine during pregnancy but not massive amount from SSKI...
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Thyroid and Pregnancy #4 Isolated low FreeT4 without high TSH should not be treated with thyroid hormone.It is strongly advised not to use T3 ,combo T4/T3 or desiccated thyroid (Armour) during pregnancy. T4 treatment to keep TSH in the lower...
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Thyroid and Pregnancy#3 2-17% of pregnant have thyroid TPO antibodies.Most common in Caucasian and Asian but not African Americans. Eythyroid females with positive TPO antibodies need TSH testing every 4 weeks during the mid-pregnancy. Stay away...
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