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Thyroxine and pregnancy, when to increase the dose?

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    Thyroxine and pregnancy, when to increase the dose?

    When should we increase the dosage of thyroxine in pregnancy? Early or late?

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    Early, by 30%

    I have recently read that the dose of thyroxine should be increased as early as possible after pregnancy is diagnosed. The suggested quantum of increase is by about 30%.

    ref: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15254282


 

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