Withholding thyroid hormone from a hypothyroid woman during pregnancy would pose significant risks to both her and the child. — Whalespan
Withholding thyroid hormone from a hypothyroid woman during pregnancy would pose significant risks to both her and the child.
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High-risk intervention — consult a physician before acting.Drug-drug interactions, dose-dependence, and screening contraindications apply.
“Now conversely when we think about something like thyroid hormone where we've established actually quite um safe use during pregnancy if a woman is requiring thyroid hormone because she has hypothyroid to withhold that from her during pregnancy would pose enormous risk to her and by extension to the child.”