Endocrine Abstracts

: In the present study we hypothesized that maternal thyroid disorders may be associated with maternal and foetal morbidity and mortality. The present study included 136 pregnant women selected randomly in first trimester and observed throughout the pregnancy till birth. The assessment of thyroid hormones showed a total of 33.08% (n=45) pregnant ladies were having thyroid disorders; 17.65% (n=24) with hypothyroidism and 15.44% (n=21) with hyperthyroi...