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Gasless Endoscopic Thyroidectomy via the Trans-Axillary Approach
Published on: September 15, 2023
Macro-TSH - tips and tricks for gynecologists
Dagmara Pluta1, Agnieszka Bedkowska-Szczepanska2, Pawel Madej3
1Students Scientific Association of Gynecological Endocrinology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. dpluta@sum.edu.pl.
Abstract:
Thyroid disorders are one of the most common endocrinopathies in women of reproductive age. Measurement of TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) concentration in women planning pregnancy/pregnant is a golden standard of thyroid function assessment. When the laboratory findings do not correspond with the clinical signs, it is reasonable to mark macro-TSH.
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