Reducing Your Risk of Hypothyroidism

Reducing Your Risk of Hypothyroidism

There are no current guidelines to prevent hypothyroidism.

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Hypothyroidism (underactive thyroid). National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases website. Available at: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/endocrine-diseases/hypothyroidism. Updated August 2016. Accessed May 20, 2019.
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Last reviewed March 2019 by EBSCO Medical Review BoardJames P. Cornell, MD

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