Biochemical study of Thyroid Hormones in Pregnant Women in Tikrit City

Abstract

ABSTRACTBackground: this study include The thyroxin's act on nearly every cell inthe body and show Hypothyroidism , Hyperthyroidism ,and Thyrotoxicosisin pregnant women in Tikrit city .Aim To identify thyroid hormones changes pregnant women in city Tikritfor the screening period of November – January determine the value ofthyroid hormone (T3, T4 and TSH ) , and evaluate the association betweenthem.Patients and Methods: the samples was conducted in Salah AddinHospital from ,the patients was 40 case and the control samples was 20sample . the same ages and for the period from 97to 117. All patients were(females) the range of is age from 20 to 45 years, and with Control Groupswere 40 personal normal women ,They were collected from the medicalstaff and patients relatives who were free from signs and symptoms ofthyroid disorder.Result :Serum TSH, T3 and T4 were determined in hyperthyroidism,hypothyroidism and normal control (immunoassay). The meanconcentration of serum TSH level in patient with hyperthyroidism sd0.05) decreased compared with non-pregnantConclusion: The differences between the measurements may be due to thedifferent characteristics of the study subjects such as, in current study mostwomen were using non-iodized salt. While, most of the studies were takeonly subjects in both groups that consuming iodized salt