Hyperthyroidism during Pregnancy
- 19 January 1978
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 298 (3) , 150-153
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197801192980309
Abstract
DIAGNOSIS and treatment of hyperthyroidism are especially difficult when the patient is pregnant. The euthyroid pregnant woman may display "classic" clinical features of hyperthyroidism, and the diagnosis may be further complicated by tests that indicate altered thyroid function. When hyperthyroidism is diagnosed, any therapeutic maneuver must take the fetus into account.Studies of hyperthyroidism during pregnancy have focused on several questions. Is thyroid function increased in the normal pregnant woman? Does thyroid hormone cross the placenta in important amounts? Should the pregnant woman with hyperthyroidism be treated medically or surgically? Is intellectual development normal in the offspring of women treated . . .This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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