Endocrine Abstracts

Objective: Adequate thyroid hormone availability is essential for foetal neurodevelopment. While overt maternal hypothyroidism is associated with lower offspring IQ, recent studies suggested an inverse U-shaped association, with suboptimal offspring neurodevelopment for both the lower and higher thyroid function range. Our aim is to investigate the association of gestational thyroid function with offspring IQ scores, assess if this association is different based on the gestati...