A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TSH AND SERUM CREATININE IN EUTHYROID AND HYPOTHYROID PREGNANT WOMEN ATTENDING AT RAMA MEDICAL COLLEGE HOSPITAL & RESEARCH CENTRE KANPUR

Abstract

Hypothyroidism is a clinical syndrome resulting from a deficiency of thyroid hormones, which in turn results in a generalized slowing down of metabolic processes. It is a common metabolic disorder in general population. Thyroid disease is the second most 
common endocrine disorder after diabetes in pregnancy. Thyroid disease poses a substantial challenge on the physiology of pregnant women and has significant maternal and fetal implications.