Introduction — This topic includes links to society and government-sponsored guidelines from selected countries and regions around the world. We will update these links periodically; newer versions of some guidelines may be available on each society's website. Some societies may require users to log in to access their guidelines.
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Links to related guidelines are provided separately. (See "Society guideline links: Thyroid disease and pregnancy" and "Society guideline links: Pediatric thyroid disorders".)
International
●Thyroid hormones treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism – A clinical practice guideline (2019)
Canada
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't order thyroid function tests as screening for asymptomatic, low risk patients (updated 2021)
●Choosing Wisely Canada: Don't routinely test for anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (anti-TPO) (2020)
United States
●AAP: Technical report on congenital hypothyroidism – Screening and management (2023)
●ATA: Guidelines for the treatment of hypothyroidism (2014)
Europe
●European Reference Network on Rare Endocrine Conditions (ENDO-ERN): Congenital hypothyroidism – A 2020-2021 consensus guidelines update (published 2021)
●ETA: Guideline on thyroid disorders prior to and during assisted reproduction (2021)
●ETA: Guidelines on the management of thyroid dysfunction following immune reconstitution therapy (2019)
●ETA: Guidelines for the management of amiodarone-associated thyroid dysfunction (2018)
●ETA: Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of central hypothyroidism (2018)
●ETA: Guidelines for the management of subclinical hypothyroidism in pregnancy and in children (2014)
●ETA: Guideline – Management of subclinical hypothyroidism (2013)
●ETA: Guidelines – The use of L-T4 + L-T3 in the treatment of hypothyroidism (2012)
United Kingdom
●National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE): Guideline on thyroid disease – Assessment and management (2019, updated 2023)
●BTA: Statement for the management of primary hypothyroidism (2015)
India
Australia–New Zealand
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Don't test thyroid function as population screening for asymptomatic patients (reviewed 2016)
●Choosing Wisely Australia: Don't order a total or free T3 level when assessing thyroxine dose in hypothyroid patients (reviewed 2015)
Japan
●[In Japanese] Japanese Society of Pediatric Endocrine (JSPE) and Japan Mass Screening Society (JMSS): Congenital hypothyroidism mass screening guidelines (revised 2021)
●[In English] Japan Thyroid Association (JTA): Guidelines for the diagnosis of hypothyroidism (2010)
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