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Types of thyroid disease in pregnant women with hypothyroidism
| Group A-LT4 increased n=85 n (%) |
Group B-LT4 stable n=11 n (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Hashimotos’s thyroiditis | 58 (68) | 10 (91) |
| Graves’ disease (treated) | 12* (14) | 0 (0) |
| Thyroid nodule | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Thyroid cancer | 2 (2) | 0 (0) |
| Other/Unknown | 12 (14) | 1 (9) |
LT4; Levothyroxine therapy
9 patients were treated with radioactive iodine, 2 patients had thyroidectomy, and 1 patient had no documentation of the definitive treatment
