Relationship between the Thyroid Hormone and Viral Infections in Pregnancy
Pregnancy requires an important interpretation of thyroid function tests. The presence of anti-thyroid antibodies and viral infectious agents affect the health of both the fetus and the mother. Hence, a selective evaluation of thyroid function in pregnancy is required. This study is a retrospectiv...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Korean Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
2022-03-01
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| Series: | Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science |
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| Summary: | Pregnancy requires an important interpretation of thyroid function tests. The presence of anti-thyroid
antibodies and viral infectious agents affect the health of both the fetus and the mother. Hence, a
selective evaluation of thyroid function in pregnancy is required. This study is a retrospective
cross-sectional survey to examine the correlation between thyroid hormones and viral infections
during pregnancy. The results showed that the triiodothyronine (T3) decreased with increasing age,
especially in the hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive group (P＜0.01). In addition, although negative for
the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), thyroxine (FT4) showed a significant increase in
near-threshold or twin pregnant women (P＜0.05). The thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) was
highly distributed at the age of 30, and there was no statistically significant correlation with other viral
infection factors. In addition, as a result of dividing and analyzing the result of TSH by the quantiles,
FT4 and T3 showed a positive correlation but showed a negative correlation with TSH (P ＜0.05).
Therefore, the evaluation of prenatal thyroid screening during pregnancy and viral infection factors
should reflect the time of pregnancy, exposure to infection, and the quantitative values. Adequate
thyroid hormone and viral infections availability is important for an uncomplicated pregnancy and
optimal fetal development. |
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| ISSN: | 1738-3544 2288-1662 |