Hypothyroidism

Thyroid dysfunction is common among people with diabetes regardless of type, suggesting that biochemical thyroid screening should be a part of routine management for those with type 1 and type 2, according to an analysis of a community-based study published in Clinical Endocrinology.

In a large prospective cohort of postmenopausal women, those who had ever had hypothyroidism — whether treated with levothyroxine or not — were less likely to develop breast cancer than those without hypothyroidism, and the relationship was more pronounced among those who did not also use menopausal hormone therapy, according to findings published in Thyroid.

Children with mild and persistent untreated subclinical hypothyroidism did not have impaired neurocognitive function and did not see neurocognitive benefits from 2 years of levothyroxine therapy, according to findings from a case-control study reported in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Compared with their euthyroid peers, women older than 35 years who have subclinical hypothyroidism may have reduced ovarian reserve, indicated by lower antral follicle count and anti-Müllerian hormone level and higher follicle-stimulating hormone level, according to study results published in Thyroid.

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Older adults with hypothyroidism are 26% more likely to die of any cause when compared with euthyroid older adults, although secondary analyses suggest hypothyroidism is not associated with cardiovascular mortality, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Older adults with subclinical hypothyroidism assigned 1 year of levothyroxine therapy experienced no adverse changes in any bone parameters compared with similar adults assigned placebo, according to findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Endocrine Today has compiled a list of the top five news reports posted from the American Thyroid Association Annual Meeting, held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 3 in Chicago.

CHICAGO — In a cohort of adults who received a thyroid function test during hospitalization, most did not have a thyroid disease and those who did generally had mild conditions, according to findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Thyroid Association.