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Thyroid disease linked to very preterm delivery: of women with very early PTD, 18% had detectable thyroglobulin antibody levels at first prenatal visit.(Endocrinology)
Publication: Internal Medicine News Publication Date: 15-NOV-04 Author: Jancin, Bruce
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COPYRIGHT 2004 International Medical News Group
VANCOUVER, B.C. -- All women with a history of very early preterm delivery--that is, delivery before completing 32 weeks' gestation--should be screened for thyroid disease, said Alex Stagnaro-Green, M.D., professor of medicine at the New Jersey Medical School, Newark.
He based that recommendation on new findings from the prospective case-control Camden Study, an ongoing investigation looking primarily at nutritional factors and...
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