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[Thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy, labor and puerperium]
K Drews1, A Klejewski, T Urbaniak
1Kliniki Perinatologii Instytutu Ginekologii i Połoznictwa Akademii Medycznej w Poznaniu.
Ginekologia Polska
|June 1, 1994
Summary
Thyroid hormone levels, including thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and reverse-T3, significantly increase during pregnancy. Post-delivery, T3 levels rise immediately, followed by a general decrease in all thyroid hormones during the puerperium.
Area of Science:
- Endocrinology
- Reproductive Medicine
- Clinical Chemistry