A 35-year-old woman with Graves' disease is considering pregnancy. According to NICE and British Thyroid Association guidelines, which antithyroid med...

Question

A 35-year-old woman with Graves' disease is considering pregnancy. According to NICE and British Thyroid Association guidelines, which antithyroid medication is preferred during the first trimester of pregnancy?

Accepted Answer

Propylthiouracil (PTU)

Answer

Carbimazole

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Methimazole

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Radioactive iodine ablation

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Beta-blockers alone

ukmla MCQ (SBA): Graves' disease

A 35-year-old woman with Graves' disease is considering pregnancy. According to NICE and British Thyroid Association guidelines, which antithyroid medication is preferred during the first trimester of pregnancy?