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Thyroid function during pregnancy in women with past Graves' disease
Author(s) -
Luton Dominique,
Le Gac Isabelle,
Noel Michèle,
Guibourdenche Jean,
Polak Michel
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2005.00736.x
Subject(s) - thyroid function , pregnancy , medicine , graves' disease , thyroid , disease , obstetrics , function (biology) , thyroid disease , physiology , endocrinology , biology , genetics , evolutionary biology
Graves' disease and thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy can lead to maternal and fetal complications. No information is available on thyroid function in women with a past history of Graves' disease. We compared free T3, free T4 and TSH in a group of pregnant women with a history of resolved Graves' disease requiring no current treatment ( n = 34) and in a group of pregnant controls ( n = 102). We found no significant differences in the levels of these hormones between the two groups. Women with a past history of Graves' disease and no current treatment display a normal thyroid function and adaptation during pregnancy.