Short Communication
Year: 2021 | Month: September | Volume: 11 | Issue: 9 | Pages: 75-78
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijhsr.20210911
Hyperemesis Gravidarum and Hyperthyroidism
Apra Attri1, Priyanka Sharma2
1Medical Officer, MGMSC Khaneri, Rampur, HP, India
2Medical Officer, Pt. JLNGMC, Chamba, HP, India
Corresponding Author: Priyanka Sharma
ABSTRACT
Hyperemesis gravidarum might require hospitalisation in patients, and upto two-thirds of women with hyperemesis gravidarum have transient hyperthyroidism. We undertook a study of pregnant women admitted with no known cause of vomiting. These patients were subjected to tests for TSH, Total T4, and Total T3 hormones to establish hyperthyroidism, and the values of these tests were serially monitored. We studied pregnancy outcomes such as period of gestation, and weight at birth, Apgar score at three and five minutes, and maternal TSH values at birth. The Total T4, Total T3, and TSH levels had normalised by gestational age of 14-16 weeks, and TSH at birth was found to be normal. Birth weight showed only a small deviation. The results suggest that asymptomatic patients with TSH value indicating hyperthyroidism in the first trimester need no further revaluation.
Key words: Hyperemesis gravidarum, pregnancy, hyperthyroidism.