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I have thyroid disease from amiodarone and I am pregnant. Will the amiodarone affect my baby?

April 26, 2017affect amiodarone baby disease pregnant Thyroid

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I have thyroid disease from amiodarone and I am pregnant. Will the amiodarone affect my baby?

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Amiodarone can cross the placenta, and the iodine released from amiodarone can affect thyroid function in the developing baby, as described in Transient fetal hypothyroidism due to direct fetal administration of amiodarone for drug resistant fetal tachycardia. Am J Perinatol. 2001;18(2):113-6.