Considering the high prevalence of thyroid disease, particularly hypothyroidism in women, and the fact that some studies have shown that affected women may benefit from early treatment, it is recommended that clinicians maintain a high index of suspicion and not hesitate to use immunometric thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) assays to investigate individuals with vague symptoms that could be related to thyroid dysfunction.
Vu la forte pr´ valence des maladies e thyro¨diennes (notamment l’hypothyro¨die chez les femmes) ı ı et les avantages que les femmes atteintes pourraient tirer d’un traitement pr´ coce selon certaines etudes, il est recommand´ aux e ´ e cliniciens d’ˆ tre a l’affut de ces troubles et de ne pas h´ siter a e ` ˆ e ` soumettre les personnes pr´ sentant de vagues symptomes e ˆ susceptibles d’ˆ tre reli´ s a une dysfonction thyro¨dienne a un e e ` ı ` dosage immunom´ trique de la thyrotrophine (TSH). e