LACTATION FAILURE IN MILD HYPOTHYROIDISM

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  • M.A. TAHER Director, Centre for Nuclear Medicine and Ultrasound Rangpur-5400, Bangladesh

Abstract

Thyroid hormones are essential for many body functions. Recently we found a primiparous woman with lactation failure and mild hypothyroidism. We like to report this case considering the rarity of this association.

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2023-04-22

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TAHER M. LACTATION FAILURE IN MILD HYPOTHYROIDISM. ASEAN J Radiol [Internet]. 2023 Apr. 22 [cited 2024 Nov. 22];12(1):49-51. Available from: https://asean-journal-radiology.org/index.php/ajr/article/view/761

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