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THYROID FUNCTION IN PREGNANCY: MATERNAL AND FETAL OUTCOMES WITH HYPOTHYROIDISM AND SUBCLINICAL THYROID DYSFUNCTION
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 21 June 2011
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Thyroid hormones are important in the development of the fetus and the placenta as well as in maintaining maternal wellbeing. Thyroid disorders are common in the population as a whole, particularly in women, and therefore are common during pregnancy and the puerperium. Biochemical derangement of thyroid function tests are present in approximately 2.5–5% of pregnant women.
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