Are there any other treatments for hypothyroidism?

    Last Updated: October 25, 2023

    Thyroid hormone replacement is effective and the mainstay of hypothyroidism treatment, so other treatments are not typically pursued.[1] Some early research is looking into whether the thyroid gland can be transplanted to produce adequate hormone replacement.[2]

    References

    1. ^Patil N, Rehman A, Jialal IHypothyroidismStatPearls.(2022-06)
    2. ^Wiseman SM, Memarnejadian A, Boyce GK, Nguyen A, Walker BA, Holmes DT, Welch ID, Mazzuca DM, Toleikis PMSubcutaneous transplantation of human thyroid tissue into a pre-vascularized Cell Pouch™ device in a Mus musculus model: Evidence of viability and function for thyroid transplantation.PLoS One.(2022)