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February 17, 2023
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Free T4, TSH receptor antibodies predict neonatal hypothyroidism in Graves’ disease

Mothers who give birth to babies with neonatal hypothyroidism tend to have higher levels of free thyroxine and thyroid-stimulating hormone receptor antibodies than those whose newborns have normal thyroid levels, according to a study.

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August 29, 2019
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Thyroid drug use in early pregnancy may raise risk for birth defects

Pregnant women with thyroid dysfunction exposed to methimazole therapy during the first trimester are more likely to deliver infants with a birth defect diagnosed before age 2 years than women exposed to propylthiouracil or no therapy, according to a large database analysis published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.