Prevalence of thyroid disorders in pregnant women in Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan & International Islamic University Malaysia Medical Centre

• Main Authors: mohd Azemi, Nurul Azyati, Zainal Abidin, Nur Afirah, Mohd Amin, Adlina Nadhirah, Daraup, Salmi, Zakaria, Miza Hiryanti, Shahar, Mohammad Arif
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kulliyyah of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia 2018
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine; RC648 Specialties of Internal Medicine-Diseases of The Endocrine Glands. Clinical Endocrinology
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/68716/1/Prevalence%20of%20thyroid%20disorders%20in%20pregnancy.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/68716/; http://iiumedic.net/imjm/v1/download/vol_17_no_3_supp_1/MRS2018-54.pdf

Introduction: Data on the burden of thyroid disease in pregnant women in our community is scarce albeit the detrimental effects it brought to both the mother and fetus if left untreated. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of thyroid disorders, socio-demography distribution, and me...