Thyroid Dysfunction

Women exposed to air pollution during the first trimester of pregnancy are more likely to experience mild thyroid dysfunction throughout pregnancy, compared with unexposed women, according to findings published in JAMA Network Open.

Only 5% of clinicians reported adhering to a recommended thyroid-stimulating hormone cutoff proposed by the American Thyroid Association for diagnosing subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy, and a minority said they followed recommended indications for measuring thyroid peroxidase antibody status, according to survey findings published in the Journal of the Endocrine Society.