Correlation between Sonographic Findings of Maternal Thyroid Gland and Thyroid Function Tests during Pregnancy

  • Maimoona Rasool University Institute of Radiological Sciences & Medical Imaging Technology, Faculty of Allied health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
  • Sarah Maryam University Institute of Radiological Sciences & Medical Imaging Technology, Faculty of Allied health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
  • M. Sohail Anjum Noor Independent Medical College, Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • Mehreen Fatima University Institute of Radiological Sciences & Medical Imaging Technology, Faculty of Allied health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
  • Sultan Ayaz Department, Nuclear Medicine, Doctors Hospital & Medical Centre, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Muhammad Numair Younis Directorate of Medical Sciences, Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • Syed Amir Gilani
  • Raham Bacha University Institute of Radiological Sciences & Medical Imaging Technology, Faculty of Allied health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
  • Maria Rasool Government College University Faisalabad, Pakistan
  • Sadaf Ayesha University Institute of Radiological Sciences & Medical Imaging Technology, Faculty of Allied health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
  • Muhammad yousaf Farooq University Institute of Radiological Sciences & Medical Imaging Technology, Faculty of Allied health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore Pakistan
DOI: https://doi.org/10.37962/jpps.v8i3.445
Keywords: Pregnancy, Tri-iodothyronine, Tetra-iodothyronine, Thyroid stimulating hormone, TSH, Ultrasonography, Correlation.

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy has great influence on maternal thyroid gland. It induces significant physiological as well as hormonal changes that alters the maternal thyroid function. Our goal was to determine this pregnancy associated changes in thyroid gland.

Objective: To correlate the sonographic findings of maternal thyroid gland with thyroid function tests during pregnancy.

Material and methods: 135 pregnant women were recruited in this study, data of TSH, T3 and T4 was obtained and correlated it with the sonographic findings of maternal thyroid gland in each trimester of pregnancy.

Results: In the 135 sampled pregnant women, mean thyroid gland volume was 4.08±1.19 cm3. The mean levels of T3, T4 and TSH were v3.37±.44 pmol/L, 14.96±2.49 pmol/L and 1.21±.92 mIU/L respectively. A remarkable correlation between thyroid hormones and thyroid volume was observed.

Conclusion: It is concluded that the ultra-sonographic findings is correlated with the thyroid function tests during pregnancy.

Published
2021-01-28
Issue
Vol 8 No 3 (2020): Volume 8 (3) 2020
Section
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