Levothyroxine in Women with Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies before Conception

Dhillon‐Smith, Rima; Middleton, Lee; K Sunner, Kirandeep; Cheed, Versha; Baker, Krys; Farrell-Carver, Samantha; Bender-Atik, Ruth; Agrawal, Rina; Bhatia, Kalsang; Edi‐Osagie, Edmond; Ghobara, Tarek; Gupta, Pratima; Jurkovic, D.; Khalaf, Yacoub; MacLean, Marjory; J. McCabe, Christopher; Mulbagal, Khashia; Nunes, Natalie; Overton, Caroline; Quenby, Siobhan; Rai, Raj; Raine‐Fenning, Nick; Robinson, Lynne; Ross, Jackie; Sizer, Andrew; Small, Rachel; Tan, Alex; Underwood, Martyn; D. Kilby, Mark; Boelaert, Kristien; Daniels, Jane; Thangaratinam, Shakila; Chan, Shiao‐Yng; Coomarasamy, Arri

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1812537

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Levothyroxine in Women with Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies before Conception

Published in New England Journal of Medicine • Mar 23, 2019

Authors:

Rima Dhillon‐Smith

Lee Middleton

Kirandeep K Sunner

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Thyroid peroxidase antibodies are associated with an increased risk of miscarriage and preterm birth, even when thyroid function is normal. Small trials indicate that the use of levothyroxine could reduce the incidence of such adverse outcomes. METHODS: We conducted a double-blind, place...

Subject

Levothyroxine

Thyroid peroxidase

Peroxidase

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