Sentences with phrase «treating subclinical hypothyroidism»

The debate over the benefits of detecting and treating subclinical hypothyroidism is still raging in the health world.

Treating subclinical hypothyroidism with levothyroxine has no effect on overall mortality rates, according to research presented today at the European Congress of Endocrinology in Wrocław, Poland.

«There is consensus to treat subclinical hypothyroidism because it is generally believed that the potential benefits of treatment outweigh the potential risks of overtreatment,» said Tim Korevaar, MD, the study's lead investigator and a PhD student at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

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Using readily - available registry data, we were able to examine a large population and compare treated versus untreated subclinical hypothyroidism patients with respect to all - cause mortality.»

Guidelines clearly state that in order to avoid pregnancy complications and impaired development of offspring, women with subclinical hypothyroidism need to be treated with thyroid hormones.

Korzeniowska and Colleagues at the Medical University of Gdansk found that treating children with subclinical hypothyroidism with thyroid hormones resulted in a decrease of inflammation.

RESULTS: Seven patients in the iodine - treated group developed subclinical hypothyroidism and one patient became hypothyroid.

Seven patients in the iodine - treated group developed subclinical hypothyroidism and one patient became hypothyroid.

As patients, it is essential to understand the reality of subclinical hypothyroidism and recognize the importance of having it properly treated.

It is clear that recognition of subclinical hypothyroidism is an issue, but is there a need to treat it?