Study of serum FT3, FT4 and TSH in pregnant women

Authors

  • Shahanara Yeasmin Associate Professor, Department of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
  • AFM Anwar Hossain Associate Professor, Department of Surgical Oncology, National Institute of Cancer Research & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Tahmina Yeasmin Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, Sir Salimullah Medical College, Dhaka
  • Md Ruhul Amin Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College, Sylhet
  • Qazi Shamima Akhter Professor & Head, Department of Physiology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka
  • Md Abdul Kader Associate Professor, Department Medicine, Tairunnesa Memorial Medical College, Gazipur
  • Mostafa Kamal Registrar, Department of Medicine, Shaheed Shuhrawardy Medical College, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v23i1.22697

Keywords:

Thyroid hormone level, TSH, Pregnancy

Abstract

Background: Thyroid diseases have a strong predominance in woman of childbearing age. Pregnancy may be associated with thyroid dysfunction. The aim of the present study was to assess the serum FT3, FT4 and TSH levels in pregnant women.

Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was done in the Department of Physiology of Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka, from July 2006 to June 2007. Total 50 apparently healthy women of low socioeconomic class, age ranged from 18-40 years were selected from the Outpatient Department of Urban Primary Health Care Project (UPHCP) at Mirpur, Dhaka. Out of them 30 pregnant women of different trimester were taken as study group (group A) and 20 age matched non pregnant women were taken as control (group B). Serum FT3, FT4 and TSH levels were parameters in both groups. Statistical analysis was done by the SPSS version 12.0.

Results: The mean serum FT3 levels were 6.36±1.16 pmol/L and 6.381.36 pmol/L in group A (Study) and group B (control) respectively. The mean serum FT4 levels were 20.25±4.77 pmol/L and 19.39±8.17 pmol/L in group A (Study) and group B (control) respectively. The mean serum TSH levels were 0.96±0.96 mIu/L and 1.27±0.86 mIu/L in group A (Study) and group B (control) respectively. The difference was not significant (p>0.05) between group A and B.

Conclusion: From the results obtained in the present study, it may be concluded that there is no change of serum FT3, FT4 and TSH level in pregnancy.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v23i1.22697

J Dhaka Medical College, Vol. 23, No.1, April, 2014, Page 68-72

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2015-03-26

How to Cite

Yeasmin, S., Hossain, A. A., Yeasmin, T., Amin, M. R., Akhter, Q. S., Kader, M. A., & Kamal, M. (2015). Study of serum FT3, FT4 and TSH in pregnant women. Journal of Dhaka Medical College, 23(1), 68–72. https://doi.org/10.3329/jdmc.v23i1.22697

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Original Articles