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Do TS patients who receive GH therapy need to have their thyroid function monitored?

April 26, 2017function gh Patients therapy Thyroid TS

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Do TS patients who receive GH therapy need to have their thyroid function monitored?

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Patients with TS have an increased risk for developing autoimmune thyroid disease and primary hypothyroidism. Therefore, patients should have periodic thyroid function tests and thyroid replacement therapy should be initiated or appropriately adjusted when indicated.