Thyroid disorders in pregnancy

Summary

Physiological changes of pregnancy and the presence of the second patient, the fetus, mean that the management of thyroid disease in pregnancy is not the same as outside pregnancy. These adaptations and differences in management will be discussed.

Keywords: Cretinism, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism

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doi:10.1016/j.curobgyn.2005.11.003

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