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, including fatigue or tiredness, of levothyroxine-treated patients were significantly related to a low concentration of fT3 ( 17 ). The objectives of the present study were to determine the prevalence of fatigue among postoperative patients with PTC and to
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Introduction Hypothyroidism is a common endocrine disorder. Treatment with levothyroxine has been considered the standard of care for patients with established primary hypothyroidism, and its use has been enforced in all international
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generally consists of thyroidectomy, radioiodine ablation and treatment with levothyroxine at dosages aimed to achieve suppression of the thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). However, lower TSH levels in TC survivors were found to be associated with a higher
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pathophysiological mechanisms ( 9 , 10 ). However, evidence of levothyroxine (LT4) treatment efficacy on adverse pregnancy outcomes seems more conflicting ( 11 , 12 , 13 ). Recently conducted randomized clinical trials in euthyroid TPOAb-positive women, showed
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with radioiodine (RAI). These females who developed hypothyroidism after RAI administration and patients with Hashimoto’s disease became euthyroid on levothyroxine substitution. Exclusion criteria were: acute or chronic diseases, medications, other
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secretion: (a) glucocorticoids; (b) dopamine; (c) cocaine; (d) anti-epileptics; (e) anti-psychotics; (f) metformin Thyrotoxicosis-related conditions: Levothyroxine withdrawal syndrome, prolonged TSH suppression after recovery from thyrotoxicosis
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screening efforts ( 2 ). It remains unknown if levothyroxine therapy for mild forms of thyroid hypofunction has any beneficial effects. Yet, recent insights have suggested that the definition of thyroid dysfunction in guidelines published before 2017 has
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co-workers found early carotid wall alterations in subclinical hypothyroid patients that showed improvement after levothyroxine replacement ( 15 ). Our findings also confirmed those of Velkoska and his colleagues who reported that SCH is associated
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levels with a reduced TSH level. The prevalence of exogenous subclinical hyperthyroidism in patients prescribed with levothyroxine is 15–20% ( 51 ). Subclinical hyperthyroidism has been associated with increased all-cause mortality, coronary heart disease
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