Studies Examine Role Thyroid Disease Plays In Miscarriages.

In a piece focusing on miscarriages in women with thyroid problems, Fox News (1/3) reports on its website that “women with hypothyroidism who took thyroid hormone replacement therapy and who had thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels of about 2.5mU/L in early pregnancy had an increased risk of miscarriage, according to” findings published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. The piece adds, “Autoimmune thyroid disease, which is the most common autoimmune disorder in women of childbearing age and affects between 5 to 15 percent of women...can also be a cause of miscarriage,” research published in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found. http://www.foxnews.com/health/2017/01/03/thyroid-problems-may-be-to-blame-for-miscarriages-experts-warn.html