title: Pregnancy complicated by thyroid disease.
abstract: Thyroid disorders during pregnancy can have potential adverse effects on the fetus, making recognition and treatment of paramount importance. Signs and symptoms of thyroid disease can be masked by pregnancy. Familiarity with thyroid function test values and their interpretation during normal pregnancy is necessary to discriminate between expected changes and pathological changes. Ongoing management of a pregnant woman with thyroid disease involves sign and symptom monitoring, thyroid function testing to adjust medication dosage, and patient education/counseling regarding the disease and its relationship to her pregnancy.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009721:Nurse Midwives; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing* / Q000503:physiopathology