Thyroid disorders can occur during pregnancy or after delivery. Treatment of thyroid conditions during pregnancy can help to ensure delivery of a healthy baby. After delivery, some new mothers experience thyroid problems, with symptoms that may include feeling tired or depressed. A simple blood test can often identify a thyroid disorder Thyroid disorders can affect fertility as well as the ability to carry a baby to term.
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- Thyroid Problems & Pregnancy Discusses gland issues and overlooked symptoms of new mothers. From EndocrineWeb.
- JAMA - Fetal Loss Associated With Excess Thyroid Hormone Exposure The standard practice of increasing thyroid hormone replacement doses in hypothyroid pregnant women leads to higher miscarriage and lower birth weights.
- Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy: Degrees of Knowledge Article indicates a low level of knowledge in physicians across all disciplines. From the journal, Thyroid.
- Telegraph News - Pregnant Women Who Take Slimming Pills Are More Likely to Have Gay Children An American study of thousands of mothers and their adult offspring has found that medication used to treat thyroid deficiency and amphetamine-based diet pills appeared to have influenced sexual orientation.
- Thyroid Disease, Pregnancy and Fertility Discusses fertility, menstruation, breast feeding, Graves' disease, and thyroxine treatment. From the Thyroid Foundation of Canada.
- Autoimmune Thyroid Disease and Pregnancy Covers the background, pathophysiology, and frequency of Postpartum Thyroiditis, Hashimoto's and Graves' Disease. From eMedicine.
- Maternal Thyroid Autoantibodies During the Third Trimester and Hearing Deficits in Children: An Epidemiologic Assessment Study suggests a connection with thyroid peroxidase and sensorineural hearing loss.