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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1979-11-21
pubmed:abstractText
Measurements of serum levels of thyroxine (T4), free T4, 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine (T3), free T3, 3,3',5'-triiodothyronine (reverse T3, rT3), thyroxine-binding globulin capacity (TBGcap), chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) and thyrotrophin (TSH) were carried out prospectively in eight women with uncomplicated pregnancies, in order to examine interrelationships between the thyroid gland and thyroid stimulating hormones during pregnancy. During pregnancy the levels of T4, free T4, T3, rT3 and TBGcap were significantly elevated, and TSH was decreased. It was noted that the elevation of T4 was maintained from the 8th to the 27th week of gestation while the level of TBGcap progressively increased. The levels of free T4 and rT3 in the first and third trimesters were significantly higher than those of age-matched, non-pregnant women. The levels of hCG showed a biphasic variation, with a peak in the 8th to 15th weeks, followed by a decline in the second trimester and a small, secondary elevation in the 32nd to 39th weeks. This later elevation was positively correlated with changes in free T4 and free T3 levels. The increase of serum T4 accompanied by an increase of free T4 in the first trimester appeared due to augmented secretion of T4, rather than being secondary to the elevated levels of TBGcap.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0300-0664
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
459-68
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1979
pubmed:articleTitle
Longitudinal study or serum thyroid hormones, chorionic gonadotrophin and thyrotrophin during and after normal pregnancy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study