Prevalence of Hypothyroidism during Pregnancy

Prevalence of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnant Women in Tehran-Iran

BACKGROUND Maternal subclinical hypothyroidism during pregnancy is associated with various adverse outcomes. Recent consensus guidelines advocate universal thyroid function screening during pregnancy. There are no data from Iran about the prevalence of thyroid hypofunction in pregnancy. This study aims to find the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this descriptive cr...

Subclinical hypothyroidism: Identification and treatment in pregnancy

Thyroid disorders are the commonly detected endocrinopathies during pregnancy. It seems that prevalence of hypothyroidism is more in Asian countries compared with the West [1,2]. The majority of cases of hypothyroidism are considered to be subclinical type. In west, the prevalence of hypothyroidism is estimated to be 2-3% and 0.3-0.5% for subclinical and overt hypothyroidism respectively [2-4]....

Prevalence of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Pregnant Women in Tehran-Iran

The Prevalence of Hypothyroidism Based on Risk Factors in Pregnant Women Referred to Shahid Dadbin Clinic, Kerman, Iran

Background & Aims: Since at early pregnancy (<20 week) fetal thyroid gland is undeveloped, normal development of the Fetal brain is highly dependent on maternal thyroid hormones. There are excessive adverse perinatal outcomes associated with overt and subclinical hypothyroidism such as increase of Abortion, preeclampsia, placenta Abruption, LBW, preterm labor, impaired fetal neuropsychological ...

Inm-7: Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy

A normal pregnancy results in a number of important physiological and hormonal changes that alter thyroid function. These changes mean that laboratory tests of thyroid function must be interpreted with caution during pregnancy. Levels of thyroxine binding globulin (TBG) and production of T3 and T4 hormones and the daily requirement of iodine in pregnancy are increased to 50%, TSH receptor stimu...