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Response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation tests in preterm infants with transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity

Journal of Perinatology volume 35, pages 725–728 (2015)Cite this article

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Objective:

Whether hormone supplementation is necessary for infants with transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity (THOP) remains controversial, and further analysis of the hypothalamus–pituitary–thyroid axis of infants with THOP is necessary.

Study Design:

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) stimulation tests were performed at 2 weeks of age in 50 infants with a gestational age of 30 weeks or less, and the data were analyzed retrospectively.

Result:

Subjects were divided into three groups; group A consisted of euthyroid infants, group B consisted of infants with THOP and group C consisted of hypothyroid infants. The basal and peak thyroid-stimulating hormone level of group C in response to TRH stimulation tests was significantly higher than the others, but no differences were observed between groups A and B.

Conclusion:

The response of infants with THOP to the TRH stimulation test was not different from that of euthyroid infants, which suggested that their hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid axis was appropriately regulated in infants with THOP.

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    A Yamamoto, M Kawai, K Iwanaga, T Matsukura, F Niwa, T Hasegawa & T Heike

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Yamamoto, A., Kawai, M., Iwanaga, K. et al. Response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone stimulation tests in preterm infants with transient hypothyroxinemia of prematurity. J Perinatol 35, 725–728 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/jp.2015.67

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