Trimester-specific health checkups are essential for pregnant women and fetuses. A thyroid function test is one such test that helps detect suspected thyroid abnormalities or monitor pre-existing thyroid diseases. Pregnancy generally causes changes in thyroid function, including stimulation of triiodothyronine (T3), transient suppression of thyroid-stimulation hormone, and increase in total T3 and thyroxine (T4) levels. Therefore, accurate interpretation of thyroid function tests is crucial to prevent thyroid autoimmunity and other adverse pregnancy outcomes.
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