Screening for Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy: Is It Worthwhile?

Table 1

Justification for screening test (adapted from Wald and Law 2010 [4]).

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(1) Well-defined disorder with known incidence/prevalence.

(2) Medically important disorder.

(3) Screening test simple and safe with established cutoff values.

(4) Effective treatment available.

(5) Cost of test relative to benefit should be known.

(6) Adequate logistics for the testing and followup.

(7) Patient and management acceptability.

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