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Pregnancy and Thyroid Disease. Bethesda, MD: National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service. 2008. 8 p.

This fact sheet, from the National Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases Information Service (NEMDIS), describes pregnancy and thyroid disease. Thyroid disease is a disorder that results when the thyroid gland produces more or less thyroid hormone than the body needs. Too much thyroid hormone is called hyperthyroidism or Graves’ disease; too little thyroid hormone is called hypothyroidism. The fact sheet is written in a question-and-answer format and covers the anatomy and function of the thyroid, how pregnancy normally affects thyroid function, the causes of hyperthyroidism in pregnancy, how hyperthyroidism can affect the mother and baby, how hyperthyroidism in pregnancy is diagnosed, how hyperthyroidism is treated during pregnancy, the causes of hypothyroidism in pregnancy, how hypothyroidism can affect the mother and baby, how hypothyroidism in pregnancy is diagnosed, how hypothyroidism is treated during pregnancy, and postpartum thyroiditis. If uncontrolled during pregnancy, hyperthyroidism can be dangerous to the mother and cause health problems such as congestive heart failure and poor weight gain in the baby. Hypothyroidism during pregnancy also threatens the mother’s health and can lead to developmental disabilities in the baby. Hypothyroidism in pregnancy is safely and easily treated with synthetic thyroid hormone. The fact sheet concludes with a list of six resource organizations through which readers can get more information and a brief description of the activities of the NEMDIS. 1 figure.

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