Analysis of thyroid hormones changes in pregnant women of different gestation

VernacularTitle:不同妊娠期女性甲状腺激素水平变化分析
Author: Qing YE
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: pregnancy; thyroid stimulating hormone; free triiodothyronine; free thyroxine
From: International Journal of Laboratory Medicine 2014;(19):2599-2601
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To investigate the changes of thyroid hormones in pregnant women of different gestation by analyzing the test results from pregnant women .Methods Authors collected serum from 1 764 pregnant women and 121 healthy women(not pregnant ,control group) .And the levels of thyroid stimulating hormone(TSH) ,free triiodothyronine(FT3 ) and free thyroxine (FT4 ) in serum were tested by chemiluminescence microparticle immunization analysis(CMIA) method .Results The level of TSH (1 .06 mIU/L) in early-gestation women was lower than that in control group(P<0 .05) ,but increased in mid-gestation and late-gestation ,there was significant difference among early-gestation ,mid-gestation and late-gestation women(P<0 .05) .The levels of FT3 and FT4 in early-gestation women were higher than those in control group(P<0 .05) ,but decreased during mid-gestation and late-gestation ,there was significant difference among early-gestation ,mid-gestation and late-gestation women(P<0 .05) .Conclusion Thyroid hormones of pregnant women change in different gestation periods ,different reference values have to be adapted to evaluate thyroid gland function .