Levothyroxine treatment generates an abnormal uterine contractility patterns in an in vitro animal model

Levothyroxine treatment generates an abnormal uterine contractility patterns in an in vitro animal model

Objective: Abnormal uterine contraction patterns were recently demonstrated in uterine strips from pregnant women treated with Levothyroxine (T4). These abnormalities were correlated with an increased risk of C-section delivery and associated surgical complications. To date, no study has investigate...

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Main Authors: Stéphanie Corriveau, MSc, Simon Blouin, PhD, Évelyne Raiche, MD, Marc-Antoine Nolin, BSc, Éric Rousseau, PhD, Jean-Charles Pasquier, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-12-01
Series:Journal of Clinical & Translational Endocrinology
Subjects:
Abnormal contractions
Levothyroxine
Non-pregnant rats
Thyroid hormones
Uterine contractility
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214623714000374

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