Hypothyroidism
Regular thyroid testing recommended regardless of diabetes type
Hypothyroidism, HT exert opposite risks for postmenopausal breast cancer
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.
No IQ benefit with levothyroxine in pediatric subclinical hypothyroidism
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.
Subclinical hypothyroidism tied to reduced ovarian reserve in later reproductive age
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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Hypothyroidism raises mortality risk among older adults
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.