Prevalence of thyroid disorder in pregnancy and pregnancy outcome

Journal Title: MedPulse -International Medical Journal - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 10

Abstract

Thyroid disorders constitute one of the most common endocrine disorders seen in pregnancy. Maternal thyroid function changes during pregnancy and inadequate adaptation to these changes results in thyroid dysfunction. huge impact on the thyroid function in both healthy women and those that have thyroid dysfunction The prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in pregnant women is relatively high

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Sowmya Sri K, Pramod Kumar Korani Ratnam

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Sowmya Sri K, Pramod Kumar Korani Ratnam (2017). Prevalence of thyroid disorder in pregnancy and pregnancy outcome. MedPulse -International Medical Journal, 4(10), 969-970. https://europub.co.uk./articles/-A-268627