《ATA Guideline-Elizabeth》经典培训课件.pptVIP

* This study determined that hypothyroid pregnancies result in a higher percentage of fetal deaths. Only 0.9% of euthyroid women experienced fetal death after 16-18 weeks of pregnancy. 3.8% of women with a TSH ?6 mU/L suffered this consequence. Among women with TSH elevations ?10mU/L, the percentage of fetal death rose to 8.1%. Other complications did not increase as a result of hypothyroidism. Since TSH testing was done in this study during the second trimester of pregnancy, it has been concluded that thyroid function testing must be done during the first trimester of pregnancy and that a