Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy

Kristen Welch, M.D., Ben Alencherry, M.D., and Nadine El Asmar, M.D.

Originally authored by Sheryl Merkin, M.S., Sharon Movsas, M.S., and Joel Zonszein, M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine, from Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Updated by Kristen Welch, M.D., Ben Alencherry, M.D., and Nadine El Asmar, M.D., respectively Chief Resident, Chief Resident and Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University and Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center.

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Hyperthyroidism in Pregnancy

CME credit is no longer available for this conference.

Tricia Westhoff, M.D., and Eli Ipp, M.D.

Dr. Westhoff is Endocrinology Fellow, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center and Dr. Ipp is Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine.

Dr. Westhoff reports no commercial conflict of interest. In the past three years, Dr. Ipp has received grant/research support from Pfizer, Inc., R.W. Johnson, and Novo-Nordisk. He has served as a consultant for Novo-Nordisk, SmithKline Beecham Pharmaceutical and Hoechst Marion Roussel. Dr Ipp has also served on the Speakers' Bureau for Novo-Nordisk.

Release Date: 09/01/2001
Termination Date: 09/01/2004

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this Cyberounds^®, you should be able to:

Describe mechanisms for hyperthyroidism in pregnancy
Discuss the principles of treatment of hyperthyroidism in pregnancy and breast-feeding
Discuss the impact of hyperthyroidism on the fetus and neonate.