Euthyroid Thyroperoxidase Antibody Positivity during Pregnancy, to Treat or Not to Treat?

Autor: Tim I. M. Korevaar
Jazyk: English<br />Korean
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 37, Iss 3, Pp 387-391 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2093-596X
2093-5978
DOI: 10.3803/EnM.2022.301
Popis: Thyroperoxidase antibody (TPOAb) positivity is a well-known risk factor for thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy and is associated with a suboptimal response to thyroidal stimulation by human chorionic gonadotropin. About 75% of TPOAb positive women are euthyroid and there seems to be a higher risk of predominantly miscarriage and preterm birth in this subgroup. Nonetheless, clinical decision making with regards to gestational levothyroxine treatment remains difficult due to a lack of large randomized trials. Future studies assessing dose-dependent associations and additional biomarkers that can distinguish low-risk from high-risk individuals will be key in disentangling the crude clinical data.
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