Management of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in pregnancy: A comment from the Italian Society of Endocrinology (SIE) and the Italian Thyroid Association (AIT) to the 2017 ATA guidelines. "The Italian Way".
- Authors:
- Mario Rotondi,
- Luca Chiovato,
- Furio Pacini,
- Luigi Bartalena,
- Paolo Vitti
Thyroid 2018 Apr 12. Epub 2018 Apr 12.
Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Endocrinologia Area Medica , Via Paradisa 2, 56124 Pisa Italy , Pisa, Italy , 56124 ;
The 2017 ATA Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Thyroid Disease During Pregnancy and the Postpartum were published six years after the previous ones. They provide comprehensive clinical recommendations for the whole spectrum of thyroid diseases as well as for optimal iodine intake during pregnancy, post-partum and lactation. The present position statement mainly regards the recommended flow-chart for therapeutic decision making in pregnant women being diagnosed with subclinical hypothyroidism. Read More