Total T4 rise in pregnancy: a relook?

Abstract Background Total T4 (TT4) measurement is preferred to free T4 (FT4) especially in last part of pregnancy. Guidelines by American Thyroid Association, European Thyroid Association and Endocrine Society state that TT4 increases 1.5 times pre-pregnant levels after week 16 of pregnancy. However...

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Main Authors: Subhodip Pramanik, Pradip Mukhopadhyay, Sujoy Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Thyroid Research
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13044-020-00088-5