draft of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gy... - Thyroid UK

Thyroid UK

141,246 members166,490 posts

draft of Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists new guideline for treating thyroid disorders in pregnancy ....haven't read it.

tattybogle profile image
3 Replies

rcog.org.uk/media/4v3hsepc/...

RCOG CONSULTATION DOCUMENT MAY-JUNE 2023

May-June 2023 – Peer Review Draft

Management of Thyroid Disorders in Pregnancy

S Chan, M Marsh, K Boelaert, C Evans, J Gilbert, R Dhillon-Smith .

on behalf of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists

Written by
tattybogle profile image
tattybogle
To view profiles and participate in discussions please or .
3 Replies
humanbean profile image
humanbean

It's worth doing a search in the document for :

T3

tri-iodothyronine (T3 produced in the body)

liothyronine (T3 produced by pharma companies)

All three of the above are identical (as far as I'm aware), it's just the naming which has been made unnecessarily complicated.

I noticed that they contradicted themselves in relation to testing Free T3 and/or Total T3 in connection with thyrotoxicosis and Graves' Disease. They said T3 should not be tested earlier in the document then said later it should be.

Lines 534 - 538 reiterates the belief that T3 is bad for the fetal brain because doctors think it reduces the amount of T4 in the fetal brain and hence causes damage.

Anyone worrying about that should read this link - read the text and click on the poster to make it readable :

endocrine-abstracts.org/ea/...

It should also be pointed out that women had successful pregnancies with healthy children while taking NDT which contains T3.

And healthy doctors have T3 flowing through their bodies and brains. It isn't a poison!

HealthStarDust profile image
HealthStarDust

THANK YOU!!!

humanbean profile image
humanbean

I want to draw attention to the comments about iodine - not radioactive iodine, just the nutrient iodine.

Do a search in the document for the word iodine where it is not mentioned in connection with the radioactive version.

It suggests that women of reproductive age in the UK may be low in iodine. I suspect that testing iodine is something people with thyroid disease should do at least once, particularly before trying to conceive.

Iodine testing is best done as a non-loading test using urine. The only place I know of that does this version of the test is Genova Diagnostics, and it costs £76 at time of writing.

thyroiduk.org/help-and-supp...

thyroiduk.org/wp-content/up...

Not what you're looking for?

You may also like...

Advice on blood results please!

I had been waiting to see an endocrinologist for 7 months after a low cortisol result in August...
Tigghilly profile image

IGF-1 Blood Test

I have had the results of my IGF-1 blood test. It’s 26.4nmol/L. The endo has said he thinks it’s...
AppleOrchard profile image

TSH fallen

My gp has just marked my results as 'normal for this patient' but I can see that my TSH has fallen...

T4 to T3 Conversion

Is there a formula or a link to work out the percentage conversion of T4 to T3? Past results are...
Molly139 profile image

CHRONIC INSOMNIA

My last test results from May 2024 below. I’m supplementing iron, folate, vitamin C, vitamin D, b12...
Sami-M profile image

Moderation team

See all
PurpleNails profile image
PurpleNailsAdministrator
Jaydee1507 profile image
Jaydee1507Administrator
SlowDragon profile image
SlowDragonAdministrator

Content on HealthUnlocked does not replace the relationship between you and doctors or other healthcare professionals nor the advice you receive from them.

Never delay seeking advice or dialling emergency services because of something that you have read on HealthUnlocked.