Biochemical study of Thyroid Hormones in Pregnant Women in Tikrit City

Abstract

Background: this study include The thyroxin's act on nearly every cell in the body and show Hypothyroidism , Hyperthyroidism ,and Thyrotoxicosis in pregnant women in Tikrit city . 
Aim To identify thyroid hormones changes pregnant women in city Tikrit for the screening period of  November – January  determine the value of thyroid  hormone (T3, T4  and TSH ) , and evaluate the association between them.
Patients  and  Methods: the  samples  was  conducted  in  Salah  Addin Hospital from  ,the patients was 40 case and the control samples was 20 sample . the same ages and for the period from 9\7to 11\7. All patients were (females) the range of is age from 20 to 45 years, and with Control Groups  were 40 personal normal women ,They were collected from the medical staff and patients relatives who were free from signs and symptoms of thyroid disorder.
Result :Serum  TSH,  T3  and  T4  were  determined  in  hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism  and  normal  control  (immunoassay).  The  mean concentration of serum TSH level in patient with hyperthyroidism sd<mean (0.18±0.31)  are  significantly  lower  than  the  mean  of  normal  control (5.40+3.8) as shown in table (1) A study done by, mean TSH level was non significantly (p>0.05) decreased compared with non-pregnant
Conclusion: The differences between the measurements may be due to the different characteristics of the study subjects such as, in current study most women were using non-iodized salt. While, most of the studies were take only subjects in both groups that consuming iodized salt