title: [Pregnancy and the thyroid gland].
abstract: The authors assessed, using ultrasonography, the volume of the thyroid gland in 93 women 4 days and then 3 and 6 months after parturition. The results were compared with a control group of women who were not delivered of a baby during the last 12 months. Women 4 days after delivery had on average a thyroid gland by 3.1 ml larger (P < 0.01) than controls. Three months after delivery there was still a significant difference in the volume between women who had a baby and the control group (P < 0.05). Goitre (volume larger than 22 ml) was observed after childbirth in 11 (11.8%), where as in the control group only in 3 women (5.3%). The authors analyze the causes which may bring about enlargement of the thyroid gland during pregnancy.
authors.affiliation: I. interná klinika LF UPJS, Kosice.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tajtáková
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hancinová
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal
vernacular_title: Tehotenstvo a stítna zl'aza.