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Films featuring young people with hypothyroidism and other thyroid conditions. Information about congenital hypothyroidism and hypothyroidism (or underachieve thyroid) in children and babies, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and management.
- Children and thyroid disorders
Children and thyroid disorders. Thyroid disorders are rare...
- Children and thyroid disorders
Thyroid disorders are rare in children and newborn babies but if your child is diagnosed, it can be isolating and worrying. We have a variety of resources to help you understand more about thyroid disease, and how it can affect young people, and to help you connect with others in a similar position.
Treatment. An underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism) is usually treated by taking daily hormone replacement tablets called levothyroxine. Levothyroxine replaces the thyroxine hormone, which your thyroid does not make enough of. You'll initially have regular blood tests until the correct dose of levothyroxine is reached.
For children aged 28 days to under 2 years, consider measuring free thyroxine (FT4) and TSH every 4–8 weeks until the TSH level is stable, then every 2–3 months until 1 year of age, then every 3–4 months until 2 years of age.
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Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the thyroid gland is underactive and produces an insufficient amount of thyroid hormone. Hypothyroidism is the most common thyroid disorder affecting children, and its most common cause is known as Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, which is an autoimmune disorder.
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