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Pregnant Woman With A High TSH, What Treatment Should She Follow? - Dr. Lazarus (VIDEO)

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Dr. Lazarus shares what treatment plan a pregnant woman with high thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) should follow.

Dr. Lazarus:
Well, she needs to take thyroid therapy. She needs to take levothyroxine tablets, and she needs blood tests, say every two months during the pregnancy to make sure that she is on the right dose of levothyroxine.

About Dr. Lazarus, M.D., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.E.:
Dr. John Lazarus is a clinical professor of clinical endocrinology at Cardiff University at Cardiff School of Medicine in Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom at the Centre for Endocrine and Diabetes Sciences. The Centre for Endocrine and Diabetes Sciences (CEDS) aims to undertake cutting edge laboratory-based and clinical research in the fields of endocrinology and diabetes.

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