Preconception Counseling and Care for Benign Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy

Saturday, May 6, 2023

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Location: Cased-Based Conversations - Room 320-322 - Summit Building - Level 3

Speaker(s)

Maria Papaleontiou, MD (she/her/hers)

Endocrine Practice Associate Editor, Thyroid DSN Vice-Chair
Assistant Professor, Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology and Diabetes Research Assistant Professor, Institute of Gerontology University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

Summarize the complex relationship between thyroid autoimmunity, high-normal or subclinically elevated TSH, and infertility, including outcomes with assisted reproductive technology.
Describe physiological thyroid hormone changes and diagnosis of common benign thyroid diseases in pregnancy, including causes of subclinical and overt hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism.
Review principles and strategies of effective pre-conception counseling, thyroid hormone replacement, and use of anti-thyroid therapies before and during pregnancy.