title: Thyroid disease in pregnancy.
abstract: Thyroid disease may be pre-existing or rarely may arise de novo during pregnancy. It may have profound effects on the feto-maternal unit. Diagnosis depends on clinical suspicion and confirmation by biochemical tests of thyroid function. However, pregnancy masks the signs of thyroid disease and may alter the interpretation of thyroid function tests.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology Research Group, MRC Clinical Research Centre, Harrow, London.
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authors.lastname: Rodin
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authors.lastname: Rodin
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006939:Hyperemesis Gravidarum / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D013963:Thyroid Hormones