About this Presentation
In this presentation, Prof Eastman AO will discuss the mechanisms of changes in thyroid physiology during pregnancy and the pathogenesis of disordered function resulting mainly from autoimmune thyroiditis and/or inadequate iodine intake. He will outline the specifics of thyroid diagnostic tests, their timing and interpretation in pregnant women, and discuss who should be treated with L-thyroxine replacement therapy for subclinical or overt hypothyroidism, and how this should be managed.
About the Expert
Prof Creswell Eastman AO
Prof Creswell Eastman AO is Clinical Professor of Medicine the University of Sydney and a Consultant Physician in Endocrinology and Public Health, and a Consultant Emeritus at Westmead Hospital. He has authored more than 200 scientific and clinical articles in refereed journals and is the principal author of the chapter on IDD in the web-based textbook on thyroid disease. He has been a member of the American Endocrine Society’s expert committee on “Guidelines for management of thyroid disease in pregnancy”. He has received many national and international awards for his contributions to Medicine.
