K2 Radio » Thyroid http://k2radio.com Wyoming's Radio Station Wed, 22 May 2013 03:11:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Debate Over Who Needs A Thyroid Check In Pregnancy http://k2radio.com/debate-over-who-needs-a-thyroid-check-in-pregnancy/ http://k2radio.com/debate-over-who-needs-a-thyroid-check-in-pregnancy/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:20:16 +0000 Associated Press http://k2radio.com/?p=54072 WASHINGTON (AP) — Check-ups during pregnancy tend to focus around the waist. But there's growing debate about which mothers-to-be should have a gland in their neck tested, too.

Numerous studies since 1999 have found that an underactive thyroid can raise a woman's risk of miscarriage, premature birth, or a lower IQ for her baby — even if it's so mildly sluggish that she feels no symptoms

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