The dangerous trend of levothyroxine medicalization

Trends Endocrinol Metab. 2023 Sep 13:S1043-2760(23)00184-4. doi: 10.1016/j.tem.2023.08.017. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThyroid hormone replacement is paramount in overt hypothyroidism; recently, however, thyroid hormone substitution is increasingly prescribed to patients with normal thyroid hormone levels. This forum article discusses the complex causes and the possible negative effects of overusing thyroid hormone replacement drugs.PMID:37714811 | DOI:10.1016/j.tem.2023.08.017
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