Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy
Thyroid Disease & Pregnancy - NIDDK
If you have thyroid problems, you can still have a healthy pregnancy and protect your baby's health by having regular thyroid function tests and taking any ...
Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy - StatPearls - NCBI Bookshelf
Thyroid disease is the second most common endocrine disorder after diabetes in pregnancy. Thyroid disease poses a substantial challenge on the physiology of ...
Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy - AAFP
Thyroid disease is the second most common endocrine disorder affecting women of reproductive age, and when untreated during pregnancy is ...
The most common cause of hyperthyroidism in women of childbearing age is Graves' disease (see Graves' Disease brochure), which occurs in 0.2% of pregnant ...
Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy - ACOG
Both thyrotoxicosis and hypothyroidism are associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. There also is concern about the effect of overt maternal thyroid disease ...
Thyroid conditions during pregnancy | March of Dimes
Hypothyroidism during pregnancy usually is caused by an autoimmune disorder called Hashimoto's disease. When you have Hashimoto's disease, your immune ...
Hypothyroidism and Pregnancy - Johns Hopkins Medicine
Hypothyroidism is a condition that is caused by an underactive thyroid gland. It may happen during pregnancy. Many symptoms of the condition are similar to ...
Thyroid Disorders and Pregnancy | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Deprivation of the maternal thyroid hormone due to hypothyroidism can have irreversible effects on the fetus. Early studies found that children born to mothers ...
Overview of thyroid disease and pregnancy - UpToDate
Outline · SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS · INTRODUCTION · THYROID ADAPTATION DURING NORMAL PREGNANCY · Thyroid physiology · THYROID FUNCTION IN THE ...
Hypothyroidism in Pregnancy - American Thyroid Association
Hypothyroidism can occur during pregnancy due to the initial presentation of Hashimoto's thyroiditis, inadequate treatment of a woman already known to have ...
Thyroid dysfunction and pregnancy
Thyroid hormone levels increase during pregnancy to support you and your baby. While your baby's own thyroid starts working in week 10 to 12 of pregnancy, it ...
Pregnancy and fertility in thyroid disorders
An undiagnosed thyroid condition can make it difficult to conceive. It can also cause problems during pregnancy itself. Once the over- or ...
Thyroid disease in the perinatal period - RACGP
Thyroid dysfunction affects 2–3% of pregnant women. Pregnancy specific reference ranges are required to define thyroid conditions in pregnancy and to guide ...
Thyroid disease in pregnancy - ScienceDirect.com
This review focuses on the physiology and the management of hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism and thyroid nodules in the context of pregnancy.
Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy - Medscape Reference
Autoimmune thyroid dysfunctions remain a common cause of both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism in pregnant women. Graves disease accounts for ...
Thyroid disorders & pregnancy. An undiagnosed or uncontrolled thyroid disorder can make it harder to conceive and can cause problems during pregnancy. We have ...
Thyroid disorders in pregnancy | Nature Reviews Endocrinology
Abstract. The thyroid gland is substantially challenged during pregnancy. Total T3 and T4 levels increase by 50% during pregnancy owing to a 50% ...
Postpartum Thyroiditis | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Postpartum thyroiditis happens when a person's thyroid gland becomes inflamed within 1 year of delivering a baby or having a miscarriage or abortion.
The Increased Trend of Medical Treatment for Thyroid Diseases ...
Thyroid dysfunction affects up to 5–7% of all pregnancies [1]. Hypothyroidism in pregnant women is common with a prevalence of about 2-3%, and the prevalence of ...
Thyroid disorders in pregnancy and postpartum - Australian Prescriber
For women known to have hypothyroidism, an increase in thyroxine dose by 20–40% when pregnancy is confirmed usually ensures they remain ...