Other endocrine disorders in pregnancy

Summary

A variety of endocrine disorders can occur in pregnancy. The pathology of most of these disorders is due to autoimmune, tumour or iatrogenic causes. In this review we discuss in detail less common disorders than, for example, diabetes mellitus and thyroid disease. The review includes parathyroid, adrenal and pituitary gland disorders.

Keywords: Pregnancy, Endocrine, Hypoparathyroidism, Hyperparathyroidism, Phaeochromocytoma, Cushing syndrome, Conn's disease, Addison disease, Hyperprolactinoma, Diabetes insipidus, Acromegaly, Sheehan syndrome, Lymphocytic hypophysitis

a Department of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Maternal Medicine, Epsom and St. Helier University Hospitals, NHS Trust, Wrythe Lane, Carshalton, Surrey SM5 1AA, UK

b West Middlesex Hospital, London, UK

Corresponding author. Fax: +44-20-8648-2990.

PII: S0957-5847(04)00094-0

doi:10.1016/j.curobgyn.2004.07.003

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