Screening, diagnosis and management of hypothyroidism in pregnancy: Number 10 - October 2022

• Main Authors: Sara Toassa Gomes Solha (Author), Rosiane Mattar (Author), Patrícia de Fátima dos Santos Teixeira (Author), Maria Izabel Chiamolera (Author), Carlos Alberto Maganha (Author), Alberto Carlos Moreno Zaconeta (Author), Renato Teixeira Souza (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Federação Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Key points Pregnancy places a metabolic overload on the maternal thyroid, especially in the first trimester, mainly because of the demand imposed by the conceptus. The fetal thyroid becomes functionally mature only around pregnancy week 20. Until then, the fetus depends on the transfer of maternal t...