Gestational hypothyroidism: development of mild hypothyroidism in early pregnancy in previously euthyroid women Karen R. Hammond, D.N.P., C.R.N.P., Nicholas A. Cataldo, M.D., M.P.H., Janice A. Hubbard, Beth A. Malizia, M.D., Michael P. Steinkampf, M.D. Fertility and Sterility Volume 103, Issue 6, Pages 1532-1536.e1 (June 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.03.006 Copyright © 2015 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Early pregnancy serum TSH compared with initial TSH. Values are shown in mIU per liter. Blue triangles, women who took gonadotropins; red crosses, women who did not take gonadotropins. A significant linear association was found for the no-gonadotropin subcohort (red line, r = 0.57, P<.0001) but not the gonadotropin users (blue line, r = 0.14, P=.45). Fertility and Sterility 2015 103, 1532-1536.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.03.006) Copyright © 2015 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions
Supplemental Figure 1 Flow diagram showing exclusions from the study cohort. LT4 = levothyroxine; RPL = recurrent pregnancy loss; TPO = thyroid peroxidase. Fertility and Sterility 2015 103, 1532-1536.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.03.006) Copyright © 2015 American Society for Reproductive Medicine Terms and Conditions