Isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review. 2021

Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani, and Sima Nazarpour, and Samira Behboudi-Gandevani
Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: ramezani@endocrine.ac.ir.

Maternal thyroid hormones are vital for a normal pregnancy and the development of fetus and childhood; inadequate availability of thyroid hormones during pregnancy is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Isolated maternal hypothyroxinemia (IMH) is defined as a low maternal T4 in the absence of TSH elevation. This systematic review aimed to investigate the association between IMH and adverse pregnancy outcomes. PubMed, Scopus and Web of science were searched for retrieving observational studies published up to September 2020, investigating the association of IMH with adverse pregnancy outcomes. From a total of 308 articles, 17 met our eligibility criteria and were used for the purpose of the present study. Definition of IMH varied in different studies. While some studies reported no adverse pregnancy outcomes for IMH, other studies found a positive association between first trimester IMH and feto-maternal outcomes including gestational hypertension, gestational diabetes, preterm delivery, fetal distress, small for gestational age, musculoskeletal malformations, spontaneous abortion, placental abruption and macrosomia. IMH, identified in the second trimester was associated with an increase in the risk of gestational diabetes, and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in one study. There is no consensus on the adverse effects of IMH on pregnancy outcomes. Further comprehensive cohort studies using one standard definition for IMH, with large sample size and control of important confounders such as iodine status and maternal Thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPOAb) are needed for precise assessment of this association.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007037 Hypothyroidism A syndrome that results from abnormally low secretion of THYROID HORMONES from the THYROID GLAND, leading to a decrease in BASAL METABOLIC RATE. In its most severe form, there is accumulation of MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDES in the SKIN and EDEMA, known as MYXEDEMA. It may be primary or secondary due to other pituitary disease, or hypothalamic dysfunction. Central Hypothyroidism,Primary Hypothyroidism,Secondary Hypothyroidism,TSH Deficiency,Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiency,Central Hypothyroidisms,Deficiency, TSH,Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone,Hormone Deficiency, Thyroid-Stimulating,Hypothyroidism, Central,Hypothyroidism, Primary,Hypothyroidism, Secondary,Hypothyroidisms,Primary Hypothyroidisms,Secondary Hypothyroidisms,TSH Deficiencies,Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Deficiency,Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Deficiencies
D011247 Pregnancy The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH. Gestation,Pregnancies
D011248 Pregnancy Complications Conditions or pathological processes associated with pregnancy. They can occur during or after pregnancy, and range from minor discomforts to serious diseases that require medical interventions. They include diseases in pregnant females, and pregnancies in females with diseases. Adverse Birth Outcomes,Complications, Pregnancy,Adverse Birth Outcome,Birth Outcome, Adverse,Complication, Pregnancy,Outcome, Adverse Birth,Pregnancy Complication
D011256 Pregnancy Outcome Results of conception and ensuing pregnancy, including LIVE BIRTH; STILLBIRTH; or SPONTANEOUS ABORTION. The outcome may follow natural or artificial insemination or any of the various ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, such as EMBRYO TRANSFER or FERTILIZATION IN VITRO. Outcome, Pregnancy,Outcomes, Pregnancy,Pregnancy Outcomes
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults

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