Review Article
Year: 2018 | Month: August | Volume: 5 | Issue: 8 | Pages: 186-191
Prevalence of Thyroid Dysfunction in Pregnancy and Its Outcome: The Indian Scenario
Sathyapriya K, Sonal A, Venkateswaramurthy N, Sambathkumar R
Department of Pharmacy Practice, J.K.K.Nattraja college of Pharmacy, Kumarapalayam, TamilNadu, India.
Corresponding Author: Venkateswaramurthy N
ABSTRACT
Thyroid gland is the most important endocrinal gland in the human’s body. It plays the important role in maintaining the metabolic rate and body’s homeostasis mechanism. [12] But however some physiological changes occur during the pregnancy. This leads to increased and decreased in level of thyroid hormone. All pregnant women shows the increased risk for subclinical hypothyroidism with maternal and fetal complication such as preeclampsia, abortion, abruption placenta, preterm labor, anemia, miscarriage, postpartum hemorrhage, prematurity, low birth weight, still birth, perinatal death and intrauterine growth retardation. This complication was highly due to delayed diagnosis and lack of knowledge among public. As this study conclude the early screening of thyroid function, prompt diagnosis and counseling to the patient will reduce the incidence of hypothyroidism.
Key words: Thyroid dysfunction, Hyperthyroidism, Hypothyroidism.
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