Levothyroxine treatment of mild subclinical hypothyroidism: a review of potential risks and benefits

Subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH) is defined as elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) with normal levels of free triiodothyronine (FT3) and free thyroxine (FT4). SCH is further classified into a milder condition with TSH levels between 4.0 and 10.0 milli-international units (mIU)/l (mild-SCH) an...

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Main Authors: Zeeshan Javed, Thozhukat Sathyapalan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-02-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2042018815616543