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Physiological changes necessitate the use of pregnancy-specific reference ranges for TSH and FT4 to diagnose thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy. Although many centers use fixed upper limits for TSH of 2.5 or 3.0 mU/L, this may lead to overdiagnosis or even overtreatment.
The new guidelines of the American Thyroid Association have considerably changed recommendations regarding thyroid function reference ranges in pregnancy accordingly. Any hospital or physician that is still using the 2.5 or 3.0 mU/l cut-off for TSH during pregnancy should evaluate their own lab-specific cut-offs.
The investigator's objective is to establish a rational reference range of serum TSH for diagnosis of subclinical hypothyroidism in the first and second trimester of pregnant women in west Black Sea region in Turkey.
Serum thyroid function tests (including T3, T4, TSH, Anti-TPO) will be obtained from the singleton pregnancies in first and second trimester to determine the local specific normal ranges.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnants | 400 pregnant women with a singleton pregnancy, free of pre-existing thyroid disease, that do not use thyroid interfering medication, that did not undergo IVF treatment and are TPOAb negative. Serum thyroid functions tests will be obtained on the first visit. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serum thyroid functions tests | Diagnostic Test | Serum TSH, fT3, fT4 and anti-TPO |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| TSH | Serum TSH (mU/I) | Day 1 |
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Turkish pregnant women living in Bartin Region of Turkey
| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murat Yassa, MD | Contact | +905335106312 | murat.yassa@gmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Murat Yassa, MD | Bartin State Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bartin State Hospital | Recruiting | Bartın | Turkey (Türkiye) |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29942352 | Result | Korevaar TIM. The upper limit for TSH during pregnancy: why we should stop using fixed limits of 2.5 or 3.0 mU/l. Thyroid Res. 2018 May 21;11:5. doi: 10.1186/s13044-018-0048-7. eCollection 2018. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D013959 | Thyroid Diseases |
| D007037 | Hypothyroidism |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D004700 | Endocrine System Diseases |
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