International Journal of Physiology
  • Year: 2015
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 2

A Study of Thyroid Hormone Levels (T3, T4 & TSH), in Normal Pregnant Females and Pregnancy Induced Hypertensive Patients

  • Author:
  • Madhu Chaudhary1, Jalaj Saxena1, Dolly Rastogi1, Saurabh Saha1, Chitra Srivastava1, P K Singh2, Kiran Pandey3
  • Total Page Count: 5
  • Page Number: 23 to 27

1Dep. of Physiology, G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur

2Professor (Pathology) G.M.C., Ambedkar Nagar

3Professor & Head (Obstet.& Gynae.), G.S.V.M. Medical College, Kanpur

Online published on 19 June, 2015.

Abstract

Thyroid disorders are commonly encountered in pregnancy. Thyroid disorder during pregnancy are associated with adverse health outcome for both mother and child, including increased risk of miscarriage, gestational hypertension, preterm delivery, placental abruption, low birth weight and fetal death.

Three ml of venous blood was collected and serum was separated and stored in deep freezer. Total T3, T4 and TSH were measured by Chemiluminiscent Microparticles Immunoassay (CMIA) technology with flexible assay protocol, referred to as Chemiflex.

The mean thyroid levels in patients without hypertension (group I) was total T3-1.03±0.18 ng/mL, total T4- 9.49±2.45 μg/dl & TSH-2.28±1.67 μIU/mL and in patients with hypertension (group II) was total T3-1.02±0.16 ng/ml, total T4-9.83±2.08 μg/dL & TSH-2.87±1.85 μIU/mL

There was no statistically significant difference found in Total T3,T4 & TSH levels in patients without hypertension (group I) and patients with hypertension (group II).

Keywords

Thyroid hormones, pregnancy, pregnancy-induced hypertension