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Thyroid (dys-)function in normal and disturbed pregnancy

During pregnancy, physiologic changes in maternal thyroid function take place especially due to hormonal as well as metabolic processes. Human chorionic gonadotropin activates the maternal thyroid gland leading to increased thyroid hormone production. A sufficient availability of maternal thyroid ho...

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Main Authors: Ziegelmüller, Brigitte Katharina (Author) , Ditsch, Nina (Author) , Jeschke, Udo (Author) , Gärtner, Roland (Author) , Toth, Bettina (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 2013
In: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics
Year: 2012, Volume: 287, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-7
ISSN:1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-012-2592-z
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-012-2592-z
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Author Notes:Brigitte K. Budenhofer, Nina Ditsch, Udo Jeschke, Roland Gärtner, Bettina Toth
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Summary:During pregnancy, physiologic changes in maternal thyroid function take place especially due to hormonal as well as metabolic processes. Human chorionic gonadotropin activates the maternal thyroid gland leading to increased thyroid hormone production. A sufficient availability of maternal thyroid hormones is essential for fetal development, especially during the first trimester of pregnancy, when the fetal thyroid gland is not yet functional.
Item Description:Published online: 27 October 2012
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Physical Description:Online Resource
ISSN:1432-0711
DOI:10.1007/s00404-012-2592-z

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