A mother whose infant was born with hypothyroidism asks how long her baby girl will have to take thyroid hormone replacement therapy. What is your best response?
A. “Because the thyroid gland will increase in size during puberty, she can stop taking the drug after she starts menstruating.”
B. “Most infants develop normal thyroid function by 1 year of age, so she will probably not have to take the drug after her first birthday.”
C. “It is too early in the therapy regimen to tell how long thyroid hormone replacement therapy will be needed.”
D. “Because she was born without a thyroid gland, she will have to take the drug for the rest of her life.”
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