Endocrine Abstracts

Objectives: There are some reports about association of autoimmune thyroid diseases with human T cell leukemia virus type I (HTLV-I) infection. The objective of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence rates of anti-thyroid antibodies in HTLV-I carriers and HTLV-I-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) patients in Mashhad, north east of Iran, to determine any association between HTLV-I infection and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (HT).<p class="abs...

Objective: Maternal thyroid hormone excess or deficiency has been associated with adverse health outcomes for both the mother and child. This study performed to study the prevalence of thyroid disorders and its effect on pregnancy outcome in pregnant women.Methods: Five hundred pregnant women in first trimester of pregnancy were enrolled in the study. Serum Thyrotropin (TSH), Free T4 (FT4), and Free T3 (FT3) we...