Thyroid News

Maternal use of antithyroid drugs, such as methimazole and propylthiouracil, during the first trimester of pregnancy was linked to a higher risk for congenital malformations, according to findings published in Annals of Internal Medicine.

Children born to women with subclinical hypothyroidism and hypothyroxinemia during pregnancy are more likely to have an intellectual disability than women without such conditions during pregnancy, according to findings from a meta-analysis.

In adults with Graves’ disease, the risk for Graves’ orbitopathy may be associated with increased levels of total and LDL cholesterol, according to findings.

Adults with differentiated thyroid cancer who underwent thyroidectomy and started radioiodine therapy 3 or more months after surgery may have an incomplete treatment response compared with those initiating therapy earlier, according to researchers in China.

Women attempting pregnancy may experience difficulty or delays in conceiving when they have moderate or severe iodine deficiency, according to findings published in Human Reproduction.

Adults using thyroid hormone therapy after thyroidectomy reported reduced fatigue and anxiety, improved quality of life and increased immune function after participating in a 12-week home-based exercise program, according to researchers.

Women with infertility and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis who received levothyroxine supplementation for 3 months experienced an increase in anti-Müllerian hormone levels, a finding not observed in women with subclinical or overt hypothyroidism and infertility, according to findings reported in The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Research.

Researchers in Israel reported that lobectomy was a safe and reliable first-line treatment for patients with contralateral non-suspicious thyroid nodules and small, low-risk papillary thyroid carcinoma.

Adults with newly diagnosed Graves’ disease who were treated with antithyroid drug therapy had a lower recurrence rate when treated with iodine supplementation after antithyroid drug therapy withdrawal compared with those assigned to iodine restriction, according to findings published in Clinical Endocrinology.

Subclinical thyroid dysfunction in pregnant women, particularly increased free thyroxine level, is inversely associated with fetal growth indicators, including birth weight, study data show.