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

Dr. Westhoff is an Endocrinology Fellow, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. She 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: 07/24/2001
Termination Date: 07/24/2004

Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).

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

• Discuss the physiological changes in thyroid function during pregnancy
• Describe the mechanisms of hypothyroidism in pregnancy
• List the effects of maternal hypothyroidism upon the fetus.

 

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