Open AccessPrevalence of thyroid dysfunction among women during the first trimester of pregnancy at a tertiary care hospital in Haryana
Author(s) -
Rajesh Rajput,
Vasudha Goel,
Smiti Nanda,
Meena Rajput,
Shashi Seth
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
indian journal of endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.456
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 2230-9500
pISSN - 2230-8210
DOI - 10.4103/2230-8210.152791
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , thyroid function , obstetrics , thyroid disease , thyroid , thyroid stimulating hormone , population , thyroid function tests , thyroid disorder , thyroid peroxidase , gestation , gestational age , obstetrics and gynaecology , gynecology , genetics , environmental health , biology
Undetected and untreated thyroid disorders are associated with adverse maternal and fetal outcomes. There are limited data on the prevalence of newly diagnosed thyroid disease during pregnancy from India. Therefore, this study was designed to evaluate the prevalence of thyroid dysfunction, especially hypothyroidism during the first trimester of pregnancy.