[Thyroid and pregnancy].
Functional disorders of the thyroid, in particular hypothyroidism, can be the cause of reduced fertility in women. These dysfunctions may also increase the frequency of spontaneous miscarriage and/or fetal malformations. It is important to know the physiological adaptation-mechanisms of the thyroid in this special situation in order to understand and to diagnose such malformations and miscarriages. After a review of the physiology the most frequently observed thyroid disorders of mother and fetus during pregnancy are mentioned. Diagnostic methods and therapeutic measures are described. Finally a frequently misdiagnosed disorder of the thyroid, manifesting itself within the months following a delivery is presented: the postpartal thyroiditis.
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D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006980:Hyperthyroidism / Q000503:physiopathology; D007037:Hypothyroidism / Q000503:physiopathology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology; D013959:Thyroid Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000502:physiology; D013974:Thyroxine / Q000502:physiology; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000502:physiology
D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013972:Thyrotropin; D013974:Thyroxine