A 2018 Italian and Romanian Survey on Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Pregnancy induces changes in thyroid function, and thyroid dysfunction during gestation is associated with adverse outcomes. We examined the management of subclinical hypothyroidism and chronic autoimmune thyroiditis in pregnancy among Italian and Romanian endocrinologists.

Methods

Members of the Associazione Medici Endocrinologi (AME) and Romanian Society of Endocrinology (RSE) were invited to participate in a web-based survey investigating the topic.

Results

A total of 902 individuals participated in the survey, 759 of whom completed all sections. Among the respondents, 85.1% were aware of the 2017 American Thyroid Association guidelines about thyroid disease and pregnancy, and 82.9% declared that thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) screening at the beginni

SUBMITTER: Negro R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6276751 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature