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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2019

3. Thyroid

Thyroid and Pregnancy

ey0016.3-5 | Thyroid and Pregnancy | ESPEYB16

3.5. Levothyroxine in women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies before conception

RK Dhillon-Smith , LJ Middleton , KK Sunner , V Cheed , K Baker , S Farrell-Carver , R Bender-Atik , R Agrawal , K Bhatia , E Edi-Osagie , T Ghobara , P Gupta , D Jurkovic , Y Khalaf , M MacLean , C McCabe , K Mulbagal , N Nunes , C Overton , S Quenby , R Rai , N Raine-Fenning , L Robinson , J Ross , A Sizer , R Small , A Tan , M Underwood , MD Kilby , K Boelaert , J Daniels , S Thangaratinam , SY Chan , A Coomarasamy

To read the full abstract: N Engl J Med. 2019;380:1316–1325.This large multicenter randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial, in euthyroid women with thyroid peroxidase antibodies and a history of miscarriage or infertility, found no effect of levothyroxine substitution from before conception to the end of pregnancy on likelihood of live birth.In 2011, ...

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3.6. Association of maternal iodine status with child IQ: a meta-analysis of individual-participant data

D Levie , TIM Korevaar , SC Bath , M Murcia , M Dineva , S Llop , M Espada , Herwaarden AE van , Rijke YB de , JM Ibarluzea , J Sunyer , H Tiemeier , MP Rayman , M Guxens , RP Peeters

To read the full abstract: J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2019 Mar 28. pii: jc.2018-02559. [Epub ahead of print]This meta-analysis aimed to define the effect of mild to moderate iodine deficiency on child neurological outcome. The authors combined data from three large prospective national studies on 6180 mother child pairs with available urinary iodine and creatinine concentrations in pregnan...