Hashimoto's thyroiditis, an autoimmune thyroid condition and the
most common cause of underactive thyroid in the
U.S., is only diagnosable
by running a blood test to check for thyroid antibodies — but many
doctors don't run this test when a patient first complains of low thyroid symptoms.
Screening in home visit settings isn't going to solve the problem here in California or anywhere in the
U.S.. All women deserve to be informed about the
most common complication of pregnancy
by their obstetric provider (90 % of births are managed
by Ob / Gyns, the other 10 %
by family practice
doctors or nurse midwives).