ISSN: 2167-7948
						Shahid SB
	
					    												College of Pharmacy, 
Slovak republic						                            
                            
						
 Review Article
												Subclinical Hypothyroidism and its Associated Disorders 						
Author(s): Shahid SBShahid SB             
						
												
				 Subclinical hypothyroidism is an early, mild form of hypothyroidism, a condition in which the body doesn’t produce
enough thyroid hormones. These hormones are required for normal heart, brain, and metabolic functions.
Subclinical hypothyroidism is diagnosed with a blood test. Normal reference range for TSH is considered to be 4.5
mIU/L or 5.0 mIU/L slightly elevated TSH levels along with normal range T3 and T4 hormones are considered to be
presentation of SCH. Whether to treat these patients with thyroxine is still a question of debate. SCH is associated
with various signs and symptoms. It is highly recommended to use thyroxine in SCH pregnant patients as there are
convincing reports of danger to mother and fetus. Infertile SCH females have also shown to benefit with thyroxine
therapy. SCH has also been linked with effects on cardiovascular disorders, lipid abnormalities, DVT, w.. View More»