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ReviewTherapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism2020

Thyroid disorders in subfertility and early pregnancy.

Samantha Anandappa, Mamta Joshi, Lukasz Polanski, Paul V Carroll

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Review in Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
7citing papers in PubMed
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Samantha AnandappaDepartment of Endocrinology, Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Mamta JoshiDepartment of Endocrinology, Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Lukasz PolanskiAssisted Conception, Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
Paul V CarrollDepartment of Endocrinology, Guy's & St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, DEDC 3rd Floor Lambeth Wing, St. Thomas' Hospital, London, SE1 7EH, UK.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3864-8721
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust · GBSt Thomas' Hospital · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Disorders of thyroid function are common in pregnancy and have implications for foetal and maternal health. Thyroid autoimmunity, as evidenced by the presence of elevated levels of anti-thyroid antibodies (anti-TPO and anti-Tg antibodies) is associated with an increased risk of miscarriage, though the mechanism remains poorly understood. There has been considerable focus on the implications and optimal management of pregnant women with thyroid disease, especially those undergoing assisted reproduction. Pregnancy results in significant changes in thyroid physiology and these need to be understood by clinicians involved in the care of pregnant women. Guidelines for the use of thyroxine and target thyroid function tests have been produced by international bodies but it is recognised that these predominantly reflect expert opinion rather than established evidence-based practice. Importantly a number of key clinical trials have been performed to aid understanding, particularly of the consequences of hypothyroidism for mother and baby, and the effectiveness of thyroid hormone use in autoimmune and subclinical hypothyroidism. This review summarises the current knowledge base and guidance for practice relating to thyroid disorders in pregnancy and subfertility.

Indexed as

autoimmune diseasehyperthyroidismhypothyroidismpregnancysubclinical hyperthyroidismsubclinical hypothyroidismthyroid auto-antibody

Identifiers

PMID33133491
PMCPMC7576916
OpenAlexW3092666087

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