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Rolf Jansson1, F Anders Karlsson2
1Medicinkliniken - Västerås, Sweden Medicinkliniken - Västerås, Sweden.
Guidelines of the Swedish Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggest screening for thyroid disease in early pregnancy in accordance with some international guidelines. A recommendation to treat all pregnant women with an increase of serum TSH above the trimester specific reference limit with levothyroxine is included. In a commentary on these guidelines from the authors, published in this issue of Läkartidningen, a more cautious approach to this controversial standpoint is noticed. Until further experience is gained and the scientific problem is resolved it is unjustified to implement a broad sceening procedure for thyroid disease in the Swedish maternity health system.
Guidelines of the Swedish Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists suggest screening for thyroid disease in early pregnancy in accordance with some international guidelines. A recommendation to treat all pregnant women with an increase of serum TSH above the trimester specific reference limit with levothyroxine is included. In a commentary on these guidelines from the authors, published in this issue of Läkartidningen, a more cautious approach to this controversial standpoint is noticed. Until further experience is gained and the scientific problem is resolved it is unjustified to implement a broad sceening procedure for thyroid disease in the Swedish maternity health system.
