Prevalences of subclinical and overt hypothyroidism with universal screening in early pregnancy.

Deniz KarcaaltincabaMurat Aykut OzekNagehan OcalPinar CalisMelis Altug InanMerih Bayram

Published in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2020)

Universal screening of pregnant women with TSH, using the 2.5 mIU/L cutoff; one in four women was found to be a candidate for thyroid hormone replacement in our cohort. When the cutoff was determined to be 4 mIU/L, prevalence of hypothyroidism decreased approximately 10 times.

Keyphrases

replacement therapy
pregnant women
risk factors
type diabetes
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle