Hypothyroidism and isolated hypothyroxinemia in pregnancy, from physiology to the clinic

• Main Authors: Eunice López-Muñoz (Author), Leovigildo Mateos-Sánchez (Author), Gabriel Enrique Mejía-Terrazas (Author), Sharon Esperanza Bedwell-Cordero (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Many changes occur in the physiology of the maternal thyroid gland to maintain an adequate level of thyroid hormones (THs) at each stage of gestation during normal pregnancy, however, some factors can produce low levels of these hormones, which can alter the onset and progression of pregnancy. Defic...