Title

Managing thyroid disease in women planning pregnancy.

Authors

Yamamoto, Jennifer; Donovan, Lois E.

Abstract

The article offers tips on managing thyroid disease in women planning to get pregnant. Ingestion of iron, calcium or prenatal vitamins should be separated from levothyroxine by at least four hours to prevent the supplements from interfering with thyroid hormone absorption. Women with active Graves disease or toxic adenoma are advised to delay pregnancy until normal thyroid function is established.

Subjects

THYROID diseases; PREGNANCY; DIETARY supplements; LEVOTHYROXINE; GRAVES' disease; THYROID hormones; PATIENTS; THERAPEUTICS; PREGNANCY complications; TREATMENT of pregnancy complications; THYROID disease diagnosis; THYROXINE; HORMONE antagonists; THYROID antagonists; DIAGNOSIS

Publication

Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2017, Vol 189, Issue 28, pE940

ISSN

0820-3946

Publication type

Academic Journal

DOI

10.1503/cmaj.170021