Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Maternal hypothyroidism is the most common disorder of thyroid function in pregnancy and may influence the outcome of mother and fetus at all stages.Aim: To evaluate screening and management of all high risk pregnant women for thyroid dysfunction.Method: A retrospective audit as carried out between January 2005 and December 2006. Our local standards were TSH<3 mIU/l for screening and TSH<2 mIU/l for treatment....