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This chapter discusses cases of pregnancy complicated by thyroid disease and thyroid test abnormalities, as well as thyroid problems after delivery. Thyroid diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy is more complex because there are two patients with whom to be concerned—the mother and the fetus. Diagnosis is more difficult because thyroid tests may be harder to interpret in this setting. Also, tests using radiation, such as the thyroid uptake and scan, cannot be safely performed on pregnant women. Treatment is more difficult because of concern about the effect of thyroid disease and medication on the fetus. Radioactive iodine (RAI) treatment is contraindicated during pregnancy.
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(2005). Thyroid Disease in Pregnancy and Postpartum. In: Thyroid Disease. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-944-3:079
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