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Thyroid and pregnancy — time for universal screening?

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The 2017 American Thyroid Association thyroid and pregnancy guidelines provide an exhaustive review of a rapidly evolving literature and comprehensive recommendations. Although agreeing with most of the recommendations, I present an alternative perspective on the normal range of TSH in pregnancy, management of women on levothyroxine preconception and universal screening for thyroid disorders during pregnancy.

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Stagnaro-Green, A. Thyroid and pregnancy — time for universal screening?. Nat Rev Endocrinol 13, 192–194 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrendo.2017.17

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