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Managing Thyroid Disease During and After Pregnancy: Guidelines

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Updated: March 03, 2009

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Severe Morning Sickness and Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy: Guidelines

All pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum (severe morning sickness that includes substantial weight loss and dehydration) should have their thyroid function evaluated.

Overt hyperthyroidism due to Graves’ disease, and gestational hyperthyroidism with significantly elevated thyroid hormone levels -- free T4 above the reference range and TSH < 0.1 µU/ml -- and may require treatment.

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