Calcitriol was used successfully to treat a patient with hypoparathyroidism during pregnancy. Increasing dosages of calcitriol were needed during the last trimester with a prompt decrease in the requirement after delivery. The dosage changes appear to mirror the pattern of endogenous synthesis of calcitriol in normal pregnant women. (JAMA243:254-255, 1980)
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A. Sadeghi-Nejad (1980) studied this question.